Matthew 12:37
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For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
In other translations
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Greek words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- James 2:21-2521 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.21 Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. 24 As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
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