Matthew 12:36
34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
- KJV
- But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- WEB
- I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
- ASV
- And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- DARBY
- But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
- BLB
- And I say to you⁺ that every careless word that men will speak, they will give an account concerning it in the day of judgment.
- ÅB
- Men jeg sier dere at på dommens dag skal menneskene gjøre regnskap for hvert unyttig ord de sier.
- OTB
- Men jeg sier dere at alle må gjøre regnskap på dommens dag for hvert unyttig ord de har talt.
- B1930
- Men jeg sier eder at for hvert unyttig ord som menneskene taler, skal de gjøre regnskap på dommens dag;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Read in contextRomans 2:16
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
Read in contextRevelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
Read in contextJude 1:14–15
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
Read in contextEphesians 6:4–6
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
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