Matthew 12:37
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.
36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
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.”
39 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- KJV
- For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- WEB
- For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- ASV
- For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- DARBY
- for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- BLB
- For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
- ÅB
- Etter ordene dine skal du kjennes rettferdig, og etter ordene dine skal du fordømmes.»
- OTB
- For ved dine ord skal du bli dømt uskyldig, og ved dine ord skal du bli fordømt.»
- B1930
- for efter dine ord skal du kjennes rettferdig, og efter dine ord skal du fordømmes.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Read in contextJames 2:21–25
Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
Read in context