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Son of the Person, it will be forgiven to him. But then for the one speaking sacrilegiously of the2548(...continued)Manuscript e, the Sinaitic Syriac and a few manuscripts of the Bohairic Coptic. The omission mayhave been caused by the eye of the copyist(s) skipping from the ending of verse 8, tou/ qeou/, tothe ending of verse 9, tou/ qeou, and thereby omitting the material in between.Nolland comments that “Not hypocrisy [game-playing] but a clear acknowledgment beforeothers of one's allegiance to the Son of Man is called for. He who owns is owned: the Son ofMan will do in heaven in relation to you what you are prepared to do on earth in relation to Him."(2, p. 681)2549Luke 12:10 has parallels in Mark 3:28-30 and Matthew 12:31-32.Mark 3:28-30, VAmh.n le,gw u`mi/n o[ti pa,nta avfeqh,setai toi/j uiòi/j tw/n avnqrw,pwn ta.a`marth,mata kai. ai` blasfhmi,ai o[sa eva.n blasfhmh,swsin\ 3.29 o]j dV a'n blasfhmh,sh| eivj to.pneu/ma to. a[gion( ouvk e;cei a;fesin eivj to.n aivw/na( avlla. e;noco,j evstin aivwni,ou a`marth,matojÅ3.30 o[ti e;legon\ pneu/ma avka,qarton e;ceiÅ3.28 Truly I say to you people that, Everything will be forgiven to the children of the people--themissings-of-the-mark and the sacrilegious statements, whatever they may say sacrilegiously.3.29 But then, whoever may speak sacrilegiously against the Spirit, the Set-apart One,does not have forgiveness into the long-lasting time, but rather, is liable for a long-Iasting missingof the mark ('sin'). 3.30 Because they were saying, He has an unclean spirit.Matthew 12:31-32 Dia. tou/to le,gw u`mi/n( pa/sa a`marti,a kai. blasfhmi,a avfeqh,setaitoi/j avnqrw,poij( h` de. tou/ pneu,matoj blasfhmi,a ouvk avfeqh,setaiÅ 12.32 kai. o]j eva.n ei;ph|lo,gon kata. tou/ ui`ou/ tou/ avnqrw,pou( avfeqh,setai auvtw/|\ o]j dV a'n ei;ph| kata. tou/ pneu,matojtou/ a`gi,ou( ouvk avfeqh,setai auvtw/ | ou;te evn tou,tw| tw/| aivw/ni ou;te evn tw/ | me,llontiÅ12.31 For this reason I say to you people, every missing-of-the mark and sacrilegiousstatement will be forgiven to the people; but then a sacrilegious statement (concerning) the Spiritwill not be forgiven. 12.32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of the Person, it willbe forgiven to him. But then whoever shall speak against the Spirit, the Set-apart One, it will notbe forgiven to him, neither in this age, nor in the coming (age).Mark's statement contains 43 words; Matthew's contains 51 words; Luke's contains only21 words. Here again, both Luke and Matthew are following their main source-document, Mark.In both Mark and Matthew, the saying comes in the context of the charge made by the separatists("pharisees") that His casting out demons is done by the power of Beelzebul, i.e., by demonicpower. Luke separates the saying from that context (which is found earlier in Luke at 11:14-23),and makes it simply one of a number of sayings of Jesus gathered together in this place, followingHis sharp criticisms of the separatists and their lawyers. We think that Luke has done an excellentjob of summarizing the saying of Jesus as found in Mark, using half the words, but giving thegist of the saying.1231
2550 2551Spirit, the Set-apart One, it will not be forgiven. 12.11 But then when they may bring2550The last half of verse10, tw/| de. eivj to. a[gion pneu/ma blasfhmh,santi ouvk avfeqhsetai,"but then to the one speaking sacrilegiously against (or 'into') the Set-apart Spirit, it will notbe forgiven," is omitted by Minuscule 579. It is changed to read eivj de. to. pneu/ma to. a[gionouvk avfeqh,setai auvtw/ | ouv ,te evn tw|/ aivw/ni tou/to ouv ,te evn tw|/ me,llonti, "but then (the one)against (or 'into') the Set-apart Spirit speaking sacrilegiously it will not be forgiven to him either inthis age nor in the coming (age)," by Bezae, the Old Latin Manuscripts c (see) and e (see), in anattempt to make Luke's text conform more closely to that of Matthew 12:32. This variant readingmakes Jesus' warning even more stringent, but no more so than does Matthew, which impliesthat there is not only forgiveness in "this age," but also in the "coming age"--only no forgiveness atall for this missing-of-the-mark.Nolland comments that "The first half of the text [verse 10], with its declaration of universalforgiveness, has been the more readily conceded to the historical Jesus, while the second negativehalf has been given various early church settings. But the paradox of the whole, along withthe extremity of both halves, fits the historical Jesus rather better than the early church." (2, p.676) We think this comment is correct, and that the New Testament's picture of the teaching ofJesus (and His followers) consistently holds these two teachings in tension--that of infinite grace,and infinite demand, the truth of divine mercy and divine judgment–just as true in the HebrewBible!Nolland adds that "Loevestam (Spiritus blasphemia [pp. 35-43]) has shown how the languageof blasphemy / speaking against the Holy Spirit is a natural development from the Old Testamentand later Jewish reflection on the failure of the Israelites at the time of the exodus fromEgypt (on the Spirit, see especially Isaiah 63:10 and perhaps Psalm 106:32-33). What is in viewis not a matter of blasphemous speech, but rather the denial or rejection of the manifest savingintervention of God on behalf of His People (the use of Holy Spirit here is akin to that of 'finger ofGod in 11:20)...The one who hardens himself or herself against what God is doing as He acts tosave places himself or herself beyond the reach of God's present dispensation of...forgiveness."(2, pp. 679-80) We are thankful to Loevestam and Nolland for this insight, and think that it clarifiesa very difficult problem concerning “blaspheming (or 'speaking sacrilegiously against) the SetapartSpirit.” Here we look at Isaiah 63:7-10:63.7 YHWH's steadfast goodnesses I will remember--praises of YHWH--according to all which YHWH dealt with us,and (the) great goodness to Israel's House, with which He dealt with them,according (to) His compassions, and according to His great steadfast goodnesses.63.8 And He said, Surely My people (are) they--children--they will not deal falsely--and He became to them for a Savior.63.9 In all their distress, He was not an enemy;and (the) messenger / angel of His presence saved them.In His love and in His mercy He dealt with them,and He lifted them (up), and carried them all the days of long-Iasting time.63.10 And they rebelled, and they pained (or, 'grieved') His Set-apart Spirit.1232(continued...)
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