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Berean Standard Bible

“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 one to come.”

Matthew 12:32

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Jesus has healed a demon-possessed man, and the Pharisees claim that he casts out demons by the power of Satan. Jesus responds by showing how absurd this is and warns them about a serious sin.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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 one to come.

World English Bible (WEB)

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cualquiera que hablare contra el Hijo del hombre, le será perdonado: mas cualquiera que hablare contra el Espíritu Santo, no le será perdonado, ni en este siglo, ni en el venidero.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cualquiera que hable mal del Hijo del hombre, será perdonado; pero el que hable mal contra el Espíritu Santo no será perdonado ni en este mundo ni en el venidero.

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