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.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
I tellλέγωlegōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
thatοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG444 a man, one of the human race
will giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG591 I give back, return, sell
an accountλόγονlogonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
onἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG2250 a day
of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2920 judging, divine judgment
forὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
everyπᾶνpanAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
carelessἀργὸνargonAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG692 idle, lazy, thoughtless
wordῥῆμαrhēmaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG4487 a thing spoken
they have spokenλαλήσουσινlalēsousinVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2980 I speak, say

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 12:14 · Romans 2:16 · Revelation 20:12 · Jude 1:14–15 · Ephesians 6:4–6

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