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Andκαὶeveryoneπᾶςwhoὃςwill speakἐρεῖa wordλόγονagainstεἰςthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουwill be forgiven;ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷbutδὲthe one who blasphemesτῷ βλασφημήσαντιagainstεἰςthe HolyἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαwill notοὐκbe forgiven.ἀφεθήσεται
Luke 12:10
Study it in the app“And everyone who will speak a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:10, word by word
- will speakἐρεῖerei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “erei” appears- a wordλόγονlogon
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logon” appears- the Sonυἱὸνhuion
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huion” appears- of Manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
Son of Man
"The Son of Man": what Jesus calls himself.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetai
forgive
To wipe away sins or debts, not exact them.
Where else “aphethēsetai” appears- the one who blasphemesβλασφημήσαντιblasphēmēsanti
blaspheme
To speak with contempt against God or what is holy.
Where else “blasphēmēsanti” appears- the Holyἅγιονhagion
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appears- Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears
The context
9but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.
10 · This verse (above)
11And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry how or what you will say in your defense or what you will say;
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?