notes
Main point summary
Jesus teaches that the words people speak reveal their true inner being or heart. Thus people will be judged by the words they speak and speaking evil against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.
Arc
editing
NT
Matthew 12:30-37
nasb
a He who is not with Me is against Me;
and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
series
“ a Therefore I say to you,
any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people,
but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
concessive
a Whoever 1 speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him;
but whoever 1 speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him,
either in b this age or in the age to come.
temporal
ideaexplanation
inference
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good,
or make the tree bad and its fruit bad;
alternative
for a the tree is known by its fruit.
ground
a You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak 1 what is good?
b For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
a The good man brings out of his good treasure 1 what is good;
and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure 2 what is evil.
comparison
But I tell you
that every 1 careless word that people 2 speak,
they shall give an accounting for it
in a the day of judgment.
actionresult
For 1 by your words you will be justified,
and 1 by your words you will be condemned.”
Rhetorical question: You, being evil, cannot speak what is good.
The tie between v30 and vs31-32 is that those who think that they are "neutral" and are "critically evaluating" Christ are actually in grave danger of dying in their sins.
discourse
Phrase
Matthew 12:30-37
A. For or Against
He who is not with Me is against Me;
and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
B. Words Judged
“Therefore I say to you,
any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people,
but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him;
but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him,
either in this age or in the age to come.
C. Good or Bad Tree
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good,
or make the tree bad and its fruit bad;
for the tree is known by its fruit.
C'. Good or Evil Man
You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good?
For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good;
and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
B'. Words Judged
But I tell you that every careless word that people speak,
they shall give an accounting for it
in the day of judgment.
A'. Justified or Condemned
For by your words you will be justified,
and by your words you will be condemned.”
phrasing