Matthew 12:36
But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment.
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In The King James Version
In Context
37For by your words shall you be justified, and by your words shall you be condemned.”
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:14And so, for all that is done and for each error, God will bring judgment: whether it was good or evil.
Ephesians 6:4And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.
Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in view of the throne. And books were opened. And another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged by those things that had been written in the books, according to their works.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38
The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →