men, and their blasphemies |31 scattereth. Therefore I say wherewith soever they shall | unto you, Every sin and 29 blaspheme: but whosoever shall | blasphemy shall be forgiven blaspheme against the Holy | [4]unto men; but the blasphemy Spirit hath never forgiveness, | against the Spirit shall not be but is guilty of an eternal |32 forgiven. And whosoever shall 30 sin: because they said, He hath| speak a word against the Son of an unclean spirit. | man, it shall be forgiven him; | but whosoever shall speak | against the Holy Spirit, it | shall not be forgiven him, 33 neither in this [5]world, nor in that which is to come. Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and 34 its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of 35 the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man 36 out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give 37 account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. [Footnote 1: Or, _a demoniac_.] [Footnote 2: Gr. _demons_.] [Footnote 3: Or, _in_.] [Footnote 4: Some ancient authorities read _unto you men_.] [Footnote 5: Or, _age_.] [Footnote a: Luke (11:14-36) gives another blasphemous accusation later in Judea. Matthew (9:27-34) also has another blasphemous accusation. Note Christ's use of parables in replying to the accusations.] § 62. SCRIBES AND PHARISEES DEMAND A SIGN Same day. Galilee Matt. 12:38-45