Mark 3:28

28 "I assure you that people can be forgiven all their sins and all the evil things they may say.

Mark 3:28 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:28

Verily I say unto you
The Scribes and Pharisees, who had not only blasphemed him, but the Spirit of God also:

all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies
wherewith soever they shall blaspheme;
God; or the Son of God, angels, and men, and that through the blood of Christ, and when brought to a sense of the evil of them; for though pardon is procured before, it is not applied till then; (See Gill on Matthew 12:31).

Mark 3:28 In-Context

26 So if Satan's kingdom divides into groups, it cannot last, but will fall apart and come to an end.
27 "No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house.
28 "I assure you that people can be forgiven all their sins and all the evil things they may say.
29 But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, because he has committed an eternal sin."
30 (Jesus said this because some people were saying, "He has an evil spirit in him.")

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. evil things they may say; [or] evil things they may say against God.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.