Matthew 12:36
I say to you that in the day of judgment people will give an account for every idle word they will have said.
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In Context
37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every deed into judgment, 2 along with every hidden thing, 1 whether it is good or evil.
Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. Instead, raise them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Revelation 20:12I saw the dead—the mighty and the unimportant—standing before the throne, and the books were opened. Then another book was opened—the Book of Life. The dead were judged by what was recorded in the books, according to their deeds.
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 →