Matthew 12:32-47
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32 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.
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33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
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34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
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35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
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36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
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37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
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38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
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39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
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40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
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42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
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43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
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44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
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45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
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46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
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47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.