“People that don’t care about God\par are always bitter.\par Even when God punishes them,\par they refuse to pray to God for help.\par
Matthew 12:32 - Easy To Read Version Any person that says things against the Son of Man {\cf2\super [175]} can be forgiven. But any person that says things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. That person will not be forgiven now or in the future. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Spirit, the Holy One, will not be forgiven, either in this world and age or in the world and age to come. American Standard Version (1901) And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. Common English Bible And whoever speaks a word against the Human One will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit won’t be forgiven, not in this age or in the age that is coming. Catholic Public Domain Version And anyone who will have spoken a word against the Son of man shall be forgiven. But whoever will have spoken against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven, neither in this age, nor in the future age. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. |
“People that don’t care about God\par are always bitter.\par Even when God punishes them,\par they refuse to pray to God for help.\par
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [142]} came eating \{like other people\} and drinking wine, and people say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He is a friend of tax collectors {\cf2\super [143]} and other bad people.’ But wisdom is shown to be right by the things it does.”
So I tell you, people can be forgiven of every sin they do. And people can be forgiven for every bad thing they say. But if a person speaks against (refuses to accept) the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [174]} then that person will not be forgiven.
“The Son of Man {\cf2\super [158]} is Lord (ruler) over the Sabbath day. {\cf2\super [159]} ”
And what is the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching but lets worries about this life and love for money stop that teaching from growing. So the teaching does not make fruit {\cf2\super [184]} \{in that person’s life\}.
And the enemy that planted the bad seed is the devil. The harvest time is the end of the world. {\cf2\super [187]} And the workers that gather are God’s angels.
“The weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire. It will be the same at the end of the world. {\cf2\super [188]}
This is only the son of the carpenter. And his mother is Mary. His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas.
Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests to live in. But the Son of Man {\cf2\super [96]} has no place where he can rest his head.”
will get a hundred times more than he left. Here in this world that person will get more homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and farms. And with those things, that person will have persecutions. {\cf2\super [130]} But he will also have a reward in the world that is coming. That reward is life forever.
I tell you the truth. All sins that people do can be forgiven. And all the bad things people say against God can be forgiven.
But any person that says bad things against (refuses to accept) the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [50]} will never be forgiven. He will always be guilty of that sin.”
“If a person says something against the Son of Man, {\cf2\super [225]} he can be forgiven. But a person that says bad things against (refuses to accept) the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [226]} will not be forgiven.
Later, the master told the dishonest manager that he had done a smart thing. Yes, worldly people are smarter \{in their business\} with the people of their time than spiritual people are.
will get much more than he left. That person will get many times more in this life. And after that person dies, he will live with God forever.”
Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people \{that are killing me\}. They don’t know what they are doing. {\cf2\super [377]} ”
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [139]} came eating \{like other people\} and drinking wine. And you say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine! He is a friend of the tax collectors {\cf2\super [140]} and other bad people!’
There was a large group of people there. Many of these people were talking secretly to each other about Jesus. Some people said, “He is a good man.” But other people said, “No, he fools the people.”
Jesus was talking about the \{Holy\} Spirit. {\cf2\super [115]} The Spirit had not yet been given to people, because Jesus had not yet \{died and\} been raised to glory. But later, those people that believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit.
The Jewish leaders answered, “Are you from Galilee too? Study the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [125]} You will learn that no prophet {\cf2\super [126]} comes from Galilee.”
So you must change your hearts and lives! Come back to God and he will forgive your sins.
God made Christ more important than all rulers, authorities, powers, and kings. Christ is more important than anything that has power in this world or in the next world.
In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did things to hurt him. But God gave me mercy because I did not know what I was doing. I did those things when I did not believe.
What I say is true, and you should fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst of those sinners.
Training (teaching) your body helps you in some ways. But serving God helps you in every way. Serving God brings you blessings in this life and in the future life too.
Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.
Demas loved this world too much. That is why he left me. He went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia. And Titus went to Dalmatia.
That grace teaches us not to live against God and not to do the bad things the world wants to do. That grace teaches us to live on earth now in a wise and right way—a way that shows that we serve God.
The kind of religion (worship) that God accepts is this: caring for orphans {\cf2\super [2]} or widows {\cf2\super [3]} who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s \{evil\} influence. This is the kind of religion (worship) that God accepts as pure and good.