Matthew 12:32

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

Cross References

Job 36:13

“The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.

Matthew 11:19

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

Matthew 12:31

Therefore I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Matthew 12:8

For the Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”

Matthew 13:22

As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing.

Matthew 13:39

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

Matthew 13:40

Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

Matthew 13:55

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Mark 10:30

who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.

Mark 3:28

“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter;

Mark 3:29

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

Luke 12:10

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Luke 16:8

And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.

Luke 18:30

who will not get back very much more in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.”

Luke 23:34

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.”] And they cast lots to divide his clothing.

Luke 7:34

the Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

John 7:12

And there was considerable complaining about him among the crowds. While some were saying, “He is a good man,” others were saying, “No, he is deceiving the crowd.”

John 7:39

Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

John 7:52

They replied, “Surely you are not also from Galilee, are you? Search and you will see that no prophet is to arise from Galilee.” [

Acts 3:19

Repent therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out,

Ephesians 1:21

far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.

1 Timothy 1:13

even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

1 Timothy 1:15

The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.

1 Timothy 4:8

for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

1 Timothy 6:17

As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Titus 2:12

training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.