Related Verses: Mark 3:28-29; Eph. 4:30-32; Acts 7:51; 1 Thess. 5:16-24

Leading Question: Why is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit worse than any other sin?

A number of New Testament passages warn against offending or sinning against the Holy Spirit. The most dire-sounding are those (from the Gospels) that warn against committing “blasphemy” against the Holy Spirit: Mark 3:28, 29; Luke 12:10; Matthew 12:31. The Contemporary English Version, because it avoids stain-glassed words, does not use the word “blasphemy,” but still ends up with strong words:

Mark 3:28-29: 28 I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do ...