Matthew 12:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὃς ἐὰν εἴπῃ λόγον κατὰ τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ: ὃς δʼ ἂν εἴπῃ κατὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου, οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ, οὔτε ἐν τούτῳ τῷ αἰῶνι, οὔτε ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι.

Transliteration

And whoever eipē logon against the Huiou of the anthrōpou, aphethēsetai to him: but whoever eipē against the Pneumatos the Hagiou, not aphethēsetai to him, neither in this the aiōni, nor in the mellonti.

Grammar Details

• *eipē*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might speak/say
• *logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/saying
• *Huiou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the Son
• *anthrōpou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of man
• *aphethēsetai*: future, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - will be forgiven
• *Pneumatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of the Spirit
• *Hagiou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of the Holy
• *aiōni*: dative, masculine, singular - age/era
• *mellonti*: present participle, dative, masculine, singular - coming/about to be

Word Meanings

• *eipē*: speaks/says/utters
• *logon*: word/statement/saying
• *Huiou*: Son/descendant
• *anthrōpou*: man/human/mankind
• *aphethēsetai*: will be forgiven/will be released/will be pardoned
• *Pneumatos*: Spirit/breath/wind
• *Hagiou*: Holy/set apart/consecrated
• *aiōni*: age/era/world/lifetime
• *mellonti*: coming/future/about to be

Referenced Verses

• Mark 3:29 : 29 But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:
• Matt 11:19 : 19 The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
• Eph 1:21 : 21 Far over all rule and authority and power and every name which is named, not only in the present order, but in that which is to come:
• 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;
• Titus 2:12 : 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
• Heb 6:4-6 : 4 As for those who at one time saw the light, tasting the good things from heaven, and having their part in the Holy Spirit, 5 With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time, 6 And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.
• Heb 10:26-29 : 26 For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins, 27 But only a great fear of being judged, and of the fire of wrath which will be the destruction of the haters of God. 28 A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses: 29 But will not the man by whom the Son of God has been crushed under foot, and the blood of the agreement with which he was washed clean has been taken as an unholy thing, and who has had no respect for the Spirit of grace, be judged bad enough for a very much worse punishment?
• John 7:12 : 12 And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.
• John 7:39 : 39 This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.
• John 7:52 : 52 This was their answer: And do you come from Galilee? Make search and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.
• Acts 3:14-15 : 14 But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you, 15 And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.
• Acts 3:19 : 19 So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;
• Acts 26:9-9 : 9 For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them. 11 And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.
• Mark 10:30 : 30 Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.
• Luke 7:34 : 34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
• Luke 12:10 : 10 And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.
• Luke 16:23-26 : 23 And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. 24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. 26 And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.
• Luke 20:34-35 : 34 And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives; 35 But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;
• Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
• 1 Tim 1:15 : 15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
• Matt 12:31 : 31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
• Matt 13:55 : 55 Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
• Job 36:13 : 13 Those who have no fear of God keep wrath stored up in their hearts; they give no cry for help when they are made prisoners.