Matthew 12:36-37
What is written? (ESV)
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
What does it say?
I ( Jesus) tell you that on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak. By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
What is its immediate context?
Jesus is in the midst of his public ministry. He is teaching harder sayings and the division between those that accept him and those that don’t is becoming more stark. In the immediate context he is illustrating this truth about the final judgment with a tree that either produces good fruit or bad.
How Matthew 12:36-37 is applied across Bible answers
Should a Christian use profanity?
Christian's will be judged for what/how they speak.
Will we be judged according to works?
Jesus states that "on the day" of final judgment, everyone will give account for their words (e.g. actions/deeds/works), and it is by these they will be judged, and possibly condemned.
