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This is why I tell you that men may find forgiveness for every other sin and impious word, but that for impious speaking against the Holy Spirit they shall find no forgiveness.
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And whoever shall speak against the Son of Man may obtain forgiveness; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, neither in this nor in the coming age shall he obtain forgiveness."
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"Either grant the tree to be wholesome and its fruit wholesome, or the tree poisonous and its fruit poisonous; for the tree is known by its fruit.
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O vipers' brood, how can you speak what is good when you are evil? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks.
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A good man from his good store produces good things, and a bad man from his bad store produces bad things.
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But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement.
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For each of you by his words shall be justified, or by his words shall be condemned."
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Then He was accosted by some of the Scribes and of the Pharisees who said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign given by you."
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"Wicked and faithless generation!" He replied, "they clamour for a sign, but none shall be given to them except the sign of the Prophet Jonah.
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For just as Jonah was three days in the sea-monster's belly, so will the Son of Man be three days in the heart of the earth.
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There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here.