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Matthew 12:30-32:
“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. (NIV)
This passage causes a lot of people to worry, and it seems to contradict other passages such as 1 John 1:9 which say that God will “forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness”.
ἀφίημι is the word usually translated as ‘forgiven’. Should it be translated that way?
