Matthew 12:36
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Matthew 12:36 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 12:36 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
- Romans 2:16on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
- Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Jude 1:14Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
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