Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Mark 3:29 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 29. 29But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
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Quick Meaning
This verse warns the hostile interpreters against persistently naming the Holy Spirit's liberating work evil, not anxious sufferers against an accidental thought.
A house cannot stand if you call rescue demonic
This verse is one part of that explanation in Mark 3:20-30. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Mark 3:20-30
Read Mark 3:29 with 3:20-30. This verse warns the hostile interpreters against persistently naming the Holy Spirit's liberating work evil, not anxious sufferers against an accidental thought. The complete unit's controlling movement is: Amid claims that he is beside himself and empowered by Beelzebul, Jesus argues that a divided realm collapses, portrays Satan's house being plundered, and warns against calling the Spirit's liberating work evil.
Follow the Context
- Amid claims that he is beside himself and empowered by Beelzebul, Jesus argues that a divided realm collapses, portrays Satan's house being plundered
- warns against calling the Spirit's liberating work evil.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal…”
In plain language: warns the hostile interpreters against persistently naming the Holy Spirit's liberating work evil, not anxious sufferers against an accidental thought
Amid claims that he is beside himself and empowered by Beelzebul, Jesus argues that a divided realm collapses, portrays Satan's house being plundered, and warns against calling the Spirit's liberating work evil. Within that movement, this wording warns the hostile interpreters against persistently naming the Holy Spirit's liberating work evil, not anxious sufferers against an accidental thought.
Why it matters: This wording carries a material narrative, lexical, textual, historical, theological, ethical, or misuse boundary.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
The warning does not describe an unwanted thought, an anxious fear, or a repentant person's accidental words; it addresses opponents persistently calling the Spirit's liberating work unclean. Read Mark 3:29 with Mark 3:20-30. In context, the verse warns the hostile interpreters against persistently naming the Holy Spirit's liberating work evil, not anxious sufferers against an accidental thought.
What Remains True
Jesus exposes the incoherence of calling liberating work evil while warning hardened opponents, not frightened sufferers. At Mark 3:29, warns the hostile interpreters against persistently naming the Holy Spirit's liberating work evil, not anxious sufferers against an accidental thought.
Teach It Back
Explain Mark 3:29's specific contribution to Mark 3:20-30: warns the hostile interpreters against persistently naming the Holy Spirit's liberating work evil, not anxious sufferers against an accidental thought. Include the surrounding movement, one uncertainty or ethical boundary, and what the verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Mark 3:20-30 — Jesus Answers Family Concern and the Beelzebul ChargeSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
The preferred reading follows Mark's immediate narrative and whole-book movement while keeping the material alternative visible: The unforgivable-sin warning addresses persistent hostile misidentification in this controversy, not an intrusive thought or frightened question. Ancient spirit language does not replace clinical evaluation.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Mark 3:20-30, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and material variants checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Mark.txt, 3:20-30
Open the Mark Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Mark with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, older-English clarification, variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Mark PDF, printed pp. 1868–1901, 3:20-30 and attached translator/textual notes
Open the official NET Mark PDF ↗