Matthew 12:37
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
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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 that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Read in contextJames 2:21–25
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
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