Matthew 12:37 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
Matthew 12:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:37 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Matthew 12:37 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Matthew 12:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.””
Matthew 12:37 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. ”
Matthew 12:37 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'”
Matthew 12:37 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. ”
Matthew 12:37 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For by thy wordes thou shalt be iustified, and by thy wordes thou shalt be condemned.”
Matthew 12:37 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:37 in Context — Matthew 12
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
What Does Matthew 12:37 Mean?
Matthew 12:37 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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