Matthew 12:36
Modern Translations
New International Version
But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

New Living Translation
And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak.

English Standard Version
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

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

New American Standard Bible
But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment.

NASB 1995
"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.

NASB 1977
“And I say to you, that every careless word that men shall speak, they shall render account for it in the day of judgment.

Amplified Bible
But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.

Christian Standard Bible
I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I can guarantee that on judgment day people will have to give an account of every careless word they say.

International Standard Version
I tell you, on Judgment Day people will give an account for every thoughtless word they have uttered,

NET Bible
I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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.

King James 2000 Bible
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

New Heart English Bible
But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

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

American King James Version
But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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.

A Faithful Version
But I say to you, for every idle word that men may speak, they shall be held accountable in the day of judgment.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
But I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But I say vnto you, that of euery idle word that men shall speake, they shall giue account thereof at the day of iudgement.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But I saye vnto you, that of euery ydell worde that me haue spoken, they shal geue accomptes at ye daye of iudgmet.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But I say vnto you that of every ydell worde that men shall have spoken: they shall geve acountes at the daye of iudgement.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
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;

Berean Literal Bible
And I say to you that every careless word that they will speak, men will give an account of it in day of judgment.

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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And I say to you, That every idle word which men speak, they shill return word for it in the day of judgment.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And I say to you, That every non-working saying that men will speak, they will render a word concerning it in the day of judgment.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For I say to you that every idle word that people will speak, they will give an answer for it in the Day of Judgment.

Lamsa Bible
For I say to you, that for every foolish word which men speak, they will have to answer for it on the day of judgment.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But I say to you, That for every idle word which men speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.

Godbey New Testament
And I say unto you, that every idle word whatsoever men shall speak, they shall give an account concerning the same in the day of judgment.

Haweis New Testament
But I tell you, That every idle word which men speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment.

Mace New Testament
but I declare unto you, that men shall give an account at the day of judgment, of every scandalous expression they utter.

Weymouth New Testament
But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement.

Worrell New Testament
And I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account concerning it in the day of judgment;

Worsley New Testament
but I tell you, that of every idle word, which men shall speak, they shall give an account in the day of judgement; for by thy words thou shalt be justified,
















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