Matthew 12:30-37

The Unpardonable Sin

30 "¹He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

31 "²Therefore * I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

32 "³Whoever * speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever * speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in ⁴this age or in the age to come.

Words Reveal Character

33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for ⁵the tree is known by its fruit.

34 "⁶You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? ⁷For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

35 "⁸The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

36 "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in ⁹the day of judgment.

37 "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

Cross References

• 1. Mark 9:40; Luke 9:50; Luke 11:23
• 2. Matthew 12:31, 32; Mark 3:28-30; Luke 12:10
• 3. Luke 12:10
• 4. Matthew 13:22, 39; Mark 10:30; Luke 16:8; Luke 18:30; Luke 20:34, 35; Ephesians 1:21; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Timothy 4:10; Titus 2:12; Hebrews 6:5
• 5. Matthew 7:16-18; Luke 6:43, 44; John 15:4-7
• 6. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 23:33; Luke 3:7
• 7. 1 Samuel 24:13; Isaiah 32:6; Matthew 12:34, 35; Matthew 15:18; Luke 6:45; Ephesians 4:29; James 3:2-12
• 8. Proverbs 10:20, 21; Proverbs 25:11, 12; Matthew 13:52; Colossians 4:6
• 9. Matthew 10:15

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "will speak"
• [b]. Lit "will speak"
• [c]. Lit "good things"
• [d]. Lit "good things"
• [e]. Lit "evil things"
• [f]. Or "useless"
• [g]. Lit "will speak"
• [h]. Or "in accordance with"
• [i]. Or "in accordance with"