Matthew 12:36 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)36 And I say to you, a person will [have to] give an account [to God] on the Day of Judgment for every careless word he had spoken [while on earth]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176936 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition36 But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible36 I tell you that people will have to answer on Judgment Day for every useless word they speak. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version36 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. Ver Capítulo |
And I saw dead people, the most important and the least significant ones, standing in front of the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life [Note: This refers to a record of those to whom God has granted never ending life]. And these dead people [i.e., who have now been resurrected] were judged according to their deeds, based on what was recorded in the books.
And the tongue is [like] a fire [i.e., like that spark]. [For] the tongue, as a part of the body, is [like] the world of evil. It corrupts the entire life [of a person] and inflames the course of nature itself [i.e., it affects a person throughout his whole earthly existence], and is ignited by hell itself [i.e., the evil produced by the fiery tongue has hell as its source and destiny].