Matthew
Matthew 12:36
36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| that | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| men | ἄνθρωποι | anthrōpoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| will give | ἀποδώσουσιν | apodōsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G591 I give back, return, sell |
| an account | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| day | ἡμέρᾳ | hēmera | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| of judgment | κρίσεως | kriseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2920 judging, divine judgment |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| every | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| careless | ἀργὸν | argon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G692 idle, lazy, thoughtless |
| word | ῥῆμα | rhēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4487 a thing spoken |
| they have spoken | λαλήσουσιν | lalēsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2980 I speak, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 12:14 · Romans 2:16 · Revelation 20:12 · Jude 1:14–15 · Ephesians 6:4–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.