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21 Bible Verses About Blasphemy, Including the Sin Against the Holy Spirit

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Summary

  • Leviticus 24:10-23 records a man stoned for blaspheming the Name, and the law given in that case applied to “the sojourner as well as the native.”
  • Scribes thought Jesus was blaspheming when he forgave a man’s sins (Mark 2:7), a crowd in the temple accused him of it after he said “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30-33), and the high priest charged him with it at his hearing (Matthew 26:65).
  • Mark 3:30 explains why Jesus spoke of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit: the scribes were saying he “has an unclean spirit.”
  • Romans 2:24 and 1 Timothy 6:1 say God’s name can be blasphemed because of how his own people behave.
  • The Greek noun blasphēmia also means slander, and the ESV translates it “slander” in Colossians 3:8 and Ephesians 4:31.

In the Bible, blasphemy is speech that dishonors God and his name. The Law forbids taking the name of the Lord in vain (Exodus 20:7) and makes blaspheming it a capital offense (Leviticus 24:16). In the Gospels scribes silently accuse Jesus of blaspheming when he forgives a man’s sins (Mark 2:7), and the high priest charges him with it at his trial (Matthew 26:65-66). Jesus himself names one blasphemy that will not be forgiven, the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

Strong’s Greek 987, βλασφημέω (blasphēmeō): to blaspheme, to speak evil of, to slander, to revile; used in 1 Timothy 6:1 and 2 Peter 2:10. biblehub.com/greek/987

Strong’s Greek 988, βλασφημία (blasphēmia): blasphemy, slander, defamation, reviling; used in Matthew 12:31, Ephesians 4:31 and Colossians 3:8. biblehub.com/greek/988

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