31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

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31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(A)

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32 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.

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32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(A) or in the age to come.(B)

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16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

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16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life.(A) I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.(B) I am not saying that you should pray about that.(C)

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16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

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16 “So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea(A) or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen(B) to you.

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13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

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13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David!(A) Is it not enough(B) to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience(C) of my God(D) also?

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40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

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40 How often they rebelled(A) against him in the wilderness(B)
    and grieved him(C) in the wasteland!

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Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

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“Do not harden your hearts(A) as you did at Meribah,[a](B)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(C)
where your ancestors tested(D) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(E) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(F)
    and they have not known my ways.’(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.

16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

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16 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?(A)

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21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

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21 Pay attention to him and listen(A) to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive(B) your rebellion,(C) since my Name(D) is in him. 22 If you listen carefully to what he says and do(E) all that I say, I will be an enemy(F) to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.

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19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the Lord: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?

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19 But am I the one they are provoking?(A) declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?(B)

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And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.

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Do not follow other gods(A) to serve and worship them; do not arouse my anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you.”

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22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

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22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?(A) Are we stronger than he?(B)

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