Mark 3:22-30

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

22 And ¹the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, ²"He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons."

23 ³And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.

27 But ⁴no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. ⁵Then indeed he may plunder his house.

28 ⁶"Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter,

29 but whoever ⁷blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"--

30 for they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

Cross References

• 1. Mark 7:1; Matthew 15:1
• 2. Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24; Luke 11:15; [Matthew 10:25]; See John 7:20
• 3. For ver. 23-27, see Matthew 12:25-29; Luke 11:17-22
• 4. Isaiah 49:24
• 5. [Isaiah 53:12]
• 6. For ver. 28-30, see Matthew 12:31, 32; [Luke 12:10; Hebrews 6:4-6; Hebrews 10:26; 1 John 5:16]
• 7. [Acts 7:51; Hebrews 10:29]