Matthew 12:36
For I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account of it in the day of judgment.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified; and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Cross References
Ephesians 6:4And parents, anger not your children; but train them up in the discipline and doctrine of our Lord.
Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small standing before the throne; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged from the things written 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 →