Matthew 12:36
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 12
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”Matthew 12:36
What Does Matthew 12:36 Mean?
Matthew 12:36 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 12, verse 36 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 12:36 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 12:14“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”Romans 2:16“In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.”Romans 14:12“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”Proverbs 13:3“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”Revelation 20:12“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.”Jude 1:14“And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,”Ecclesiastes 5:7“For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.”Luke 12:3“Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.”Ephesians 6:4“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”1 Peter 4:5“Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.”1 John 4:17“Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.”2 Peter 3:7“But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.”Psalms 59:12“For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.”Matthew 10:15“Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.”Matthew 11:22“But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.”John 16:11“Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.”Job 15:3“Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?”Job 35:2“Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?”Jeremiah 23:36“And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.”Hosea 7:16“They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.”
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