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Matthew 12:36-37
King James Version
Matthew 12:36-37
King James Version
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
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Matthew 12:36-37
New International Version
Matthew 12:36-37
New International Version
36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(A)
Matthew 12:36-37
Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 12:36-37
Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 12:36-37
New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 12:36-37
New American Standard Bible 1995
36 But I tell you that every [a]careless word that people [b]speak, they shall give an accounting for it in (A)the day of judgment. 37 For [c]by your words you will be justified, and [d]by your words you will be condemned.”
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- Matthew 12:36 Or useless
- Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
- Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with
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