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

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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 El hombre bueno del buen tesoro del corazón saca buenas cosas: y el hombre malo del mal tesoro saca malas cosas.

36 Mas yo os digo, que toda palabra ociosa que hablaren los hombres, de ella darán cuenta en el día del juicio.

37 Porque por tus palabras serás justificado, y por tus palabras serás condenado.

38 Entonces respondieron algunos de los escribas y de los Fariseos, diciendo: Maestro, deseamos ver de ti señal.

39 Y él respondió, y les dijo: La generación mala y adulterina demanda señal; mas señal no le será dada, sino la señal de Jonás profeta.

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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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