Blasphēmeō βλασφημέω

Blasphēmeō (Greek βλασφημέω, Strong's G987) is a Greek verb meaning “to blaspheme”. It occurs 35 times in 35 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Unforgivable sin

Verses

Every verse with Blasphēmeō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 9:3
  And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
• Matthew 26:65
  Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
• Matthew 27:39
  And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

Mark

• Mark 2:7
  Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
• Mark 3:28
  Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
• Mark 3:29
  But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
• Mark 15:29
  And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

Luke

• Luke 12:10
  And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
• Luke 22:65
  And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
• Luke 23:39
  And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”

John

• John 10:36
  Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

Acts

• Acts 13:45
  But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
• Acts 18:6
  And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
• Acts 19:37
  For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
• Acts 26:11
  And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

Romans

• Romans 2:24
  For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
• Romans 3:8
  And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
• Romans 14:16
  Let not then your good be evil spoken of:Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 10:30
  For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:20
  Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
• 1 Timothy 6:1
  Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.

Titus

• Titus 2:5
  To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
• Titus 3:2
  To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

James

• James 2:7
  Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 4:4
  Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
• 1 Peter 4:14
  If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 2:2
  And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
• 2 Peter 2:10
  But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
• 2 Peter 2:12
  But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Jude

• Jude 1:8
  Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
• Jude 1:10
  But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.

Revelation

• Revelation 13:6
  And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
• Revelation 16:9
  And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
• Revelation 16:11
  And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.
• Revelation 16:21
  And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).