The Unpardonable Sin
Mark 3:28
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
- KJV
- Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
- WEB
- “Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;
- ASV
- Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
- LSV
- Truly I say to you that all sins will be forgiven to the sons of men, and slanders with which they might have slandered,
- YLT
- 'Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil,
- DBY
- Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches [with] which they may speak injuriously;
- DRC
- Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:
- GNV
- Verely I say vnto you, all sinnes shalbe forgiuen vnto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme:
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὅσα (“as much as”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὅσας (“as much as”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐὰν (“if”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἂν (“maybe”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τὰ elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἁμαρτήματα elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include αἱ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: τοῖς … ἀνθρώπων τὰ ἁμαρτήματα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τοῖς … ἀνθρώπων τὰ ἁμαρτήματα; Robinson–Pierpont read τὰ ἁμαρτήματα τοῖς … ἀνθρώπων.
- SBLGNT: αἱ βλασφημίαι ὅσα ἐὰν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αἱ βλασφημίαι ὅσα ἐὰν; Robinson–Pierpont read βλασφημίαι ὅσας ἂν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πάντα ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, τὰ ἁμαρτήματα καὶ αἱ βλασφημίαι ὅσα ἐὰν βλασφημήσωσιν·
- RP2018
- Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πάντα ἀφεθήσεται τὰ ἁμαρτήματα τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ βλασφημίαι ὅσας ἂν βλασφημήσωσιν·
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πάντα ἀφεθήσεται τὰ ἁμαρτήματα τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ βλασφημίαι ὅσας ἂν βλασφημήσωσιν·
- SCR1894
- αμην λεγω υμιν οτι παντα αφεθησεται τα αμαρτηματα τοις υιοις των ανθρωπων και βλασφημιαι οσας αν βλασφημησωσιν
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
BlasphemyVerily, VerityParableDemonsPardonForgivenessMark, the Gospel According toHoly SpiritSinJesus, the Christ
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 12:10And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
- Matthew 12:31–32Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against…
- 1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding…
- Mark 3:28–30Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.” Jesus made this…
- Hebrews 6:4–8It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age— and…
- Hebrews 10:26–31If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all…
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