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Matthew 12:36
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34 aBrood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? bFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.  
35 A good man out of the good treasure1 of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.  
36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for a Sign

38 aThen some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”  
39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and aadulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 12:36

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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.

Amplified® Bible
But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak.

Contemporary English Version
I promise you that on the day of judgment, everyone will have to account for every careless word they have spoken.

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

Good News Bible
"You can be sure that on the Judgment Day you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken.

International Standard Version
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give an account for every thoughtless word they utter.

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.

New American Standard Bible
"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.

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

New King James Version
But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.

Revised Standard Version
I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;

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;

New English Translation
I1 tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.


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