Matthew 12:36 “But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment fo…”

Matthew 12:36

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

World English Bible

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

American Standard Version

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Geneva Bible 1599

But I say vnto you, that of euery idle word that men shall speake, they shall giue account thereof at the day of iudgement.

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:

Young's Literal Translation

'And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

Bible in Basic English

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

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Cross references

“every”

Ecclesiastes 12:14 Romans 2:16 Revelation 20:12 Ephesians 6:4–6 Jude 1:14 Jude 1:15

Ecclesiastes 12:14 · BSB

For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

Romans 2:16 · BSB

on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

Revelation 20:12 · BSB

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

Ephesians 6:4–6 · BSB

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Jude 1:14 · BSB

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones

Jude 1:15 · BSB

to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

35The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

37For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

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