Jesus is the only person in the word of God who said this. And it was after the Pharisees said that Jesus cast out devils by the power of the devil. Contextually, Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is equating HIS work to that of the devil.
Jesus, in Matthew chapter 23, called them Hypocrites Jesus "YOU Hypocrites." & times Jesus said that to the Scribes and Pharisees.
He called them Vipers. Jesus did not play with words, But in this case, Jesus showed restraint. Why?
Why would Jesus not say YOU have blasphemed the Holy Spirit? Well, that is because doing this is a sin of knowledge and It is only God who knows. Why? Because Only God can decide what HE will not forgive, man cannot make that judgment. We see in the text the reason the Pharisees said Jesu cast out the devil by the power of the devil. The People were calling Jesus the Son of David. They sought to discredit him, and in ignorance, they made that statement. Therefore The Pharisees could not have done the "unpardonable sin."
This was a serious warning or admonishment, NOT a judgment.
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