Matthew 12:36

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

'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;

DBY

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

DRC

But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment.

GNV

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργὸν ὃ λαλήσουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ἀποδώσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως·

RP2018

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργόν, ὃ ἐὰν λαλήσωσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ἀποδώσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως.

TR-Boyd

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργόν, ὃ ἐὰν λαλήσωσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ἀποδώσουσι περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως.

SCR1894

λεγω δε υμιν οτι παν ρημα αργον ο εαν λαλησωσιν οι ανθρωποι αποδωσουσιν περι αυτου λογον εν ημερα κρισεως

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• 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.
• 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.
• Jude 1:14–15Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and…
• Ephesians 6:4–6Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would…

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