# Matthew 12.30

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Matthew 12:28-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Matthew 12:28-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Matthew 12:28-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">'But if I, by the Spirit of God, do cast out the demons, then come already unto you did the reign of God.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">'Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">'He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Matthew 12:28-32, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Subjective Morality Defeater](/codex/subjective-morality-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 12](/codex/matthew-12/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1140 - daimonion](/codex/g1140-daimonion/), via [Matthew 12.22-32](/codex/matthew-12-22-32/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.