"Do not use my name for evil purposes, for I, the LORD your God, will punish anyone who misuses my name.

Get a couple of scoundrels to accuse him to his face of cursing God and the king. Then take him out of the city and stone him to death."

They proclaimed a day of fasting, called the people together, and gave Naboth the place of honor.

How long, O God, will our enemies laugh at you? Will they insult your name forever?

But remember, O LORD, that your enemies laugh at you, that they are godless and despise you.

They say wicked things about you; they speak evil things against your name.

For this reason I tell you: people can be forgiven any sin and any evil thing they say; but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

"I assure you that people can be forgiven all their sins and all the evil things they may say.

But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, because he has committed an eternal sin."

"I am telling you the truth," Jesus replied. "Before Abraham was born, 'I Am'."

Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the Temple.

They answered, "We do not want to stone you because of any good deeds, but because of your blasphemy! You are only a man, but you are trying to make yourself God!"

We know that what the scripture says is true forever; and God called those people gods, the people to whom his message was given.

Many times I had them punished in the synagogues and tried to make them deny their faith. I was so furious with them that I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

even though in the past I spoke evil of him and persecuted and insulted him. But God was merciful to me because I did not yet have faith and so did not know what I was doing.

They are the ones who speak evil of that good name which has been given to you.