Matthew 12:36
But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
37For each of you by his words shall be justified, or by his words shall be condemned."
Cross References
Ephesians 6:4And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing in front of the throne. And books were opened; and so was another book--namely, the Book of Life; and the dead were judged by the things recorded in the books in accordance with what their conduct had been.
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 →