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And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.
Matthew 12:32 — KJV
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Matthew 12:32
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Matthew 12:32
Verse 32 of 50
Commentary
Commentary on Matthew 12:32
Theological / DevotionalSon of man. See on Matt. 1:1; Mark 2:10.
Forgiven him. Compare the prayer Christ made for forgiveness for the soldiers who nailed Him to the cross (see Luke 23:34). Many of the priests and leaders of the people, together with thousands of others, eventually “believed on him,” and after Pentecost took their stand with the disciples (see John 12:42; Acts 6:7). They could be forgiven because they had not previously discerned fully the divine character of Jesus (DA 322). Their failure to recognize Jesus as the Messiah of prophecy, because of their misunderstanding of OT prophecy (DA 30), did not render these persons insensitive to truth, and when they did see the truth as it is in Christ Jesus they boldly took their stand for it.
Not be forgiven. See on v. 31.
This world. Literally, “this age” (see on ch. 13:39).
The world to come. That is, the coming “age,” or the future life. There is to be no second probation.
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