30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

The Unpardonable Sin(A)

31 “Therefore I say to you, (B)every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, (C)but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 Anyone who (D)speaks a word against the Son of Man, (E)it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

A Tree Known by Its Fruit(F)

33 “Either make the tree good and (G)its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 (H)Brood[a] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? (I)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure [b]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:34 Offspring
  2. Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart

30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(A) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(B) 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(C) or in the age to come.(D)

33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(E) 34 You brood of vipers,(F) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(G) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(H)

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