32. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the coming one!
33. “Either make the tree good and its fruit is good, or make the tree bad and its fruit is bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.
34. Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things when you are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
35. The good person from his good treasury brings out good things, and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil things.
36. But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!
37. For by your words you will be vindicated, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you!”
39. But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!
40. For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
41. The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here!
42. The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here!
43. “Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it.
44. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it arrives it finds the house unoccupied and swept and put in order.
45. Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!”
46. And while he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.
47. And someone told him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing there outside desiring to speak to you.”
48. But he answered and said to the one who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
49. And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Behold my mother and my brothers!