Matthew 12:36

The Passion Translation

You can be sure of this: when the day of judgment comes, everyone will be held accountable for every careless word he has spoken.

Cross References

Romans 2:16

So this judgment will be revealed on the day when God, through Jesus the Messiah, judges the hidden secrets of people’s hearts. And their response to my gospel will be the standard of judgment used in that day.

Revelation 20:12

I saw the dead, the lowly and the famous alike, standing before the throne. Books were opened, and then another book was opened: the Book of Life. The dead were judged by what they had done as recorded in the books.

Matthew 10:15

Mark my words, on the day of judgment the wicked people who lived in the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will have a lesser degree of judgment than the city that rejects you, for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah did not have the opportunity that was given to them!

Matthew 11:22

Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you!

Matthew 12:37

Your very words will be used as evidence, and your words will declare you either innocent or guilty.”

Romans 14:12

Therefore, each one must answer for himself and give a personal account of his own life before God.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! It can be compared to the sum total of wickedness and is the most dangerous part of our human body. It corrupts the entire body and is a hellish flame! It releases a fire that can burn throughout the course of human existence.