Matthew 12
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Matthew 12:33-37

33“EitherG2228 1assumeG4160 the treeG1186 to be goodG2570 asG2532 wellG2532 asG2532 its fruitG2590 goodG2570, orG2228 2assumeG4160 the treeG1186 to be badG4550 asG2532 wellG2532 asG2532 its fruitG2590 badG4550; for 3the treeG1186 is knownG1097 by its fruitG2590. 344You 5offspringG1081 of vipersG2191, howG4459 canG1410 you, beingG1510 evilG4190, expressG2980 any goodG18 thingsG18? 6For the mouthG4750 speaksG2980 from that whichG4051 fillsG4051 the heartG2588. 357The goodG18 personG444 bringsG1544 outG1544 of his goodG18 treasureG2344 goodG18 thingsG18; and the evilG4190 personG444 bringsG1544 outG1544 of his evilG4190 treasureG2344 evilG4190 thingsG4190. 36But I tellG3004 you that for everyG3956 8carelessG692 wordG4487 that peopleG444 9speakG2980, they will giveG591 an accountG3056 of it on the 10dayG2250 of judgmentG2920. 37For 11by your wordsG3056 you will be justifiedG1344, and 12by your wordsG3056 you will be condemnedG2613.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 12:33 Lit make ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 12:33 Lit make ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 12:33 Matt 7:16-18; Luke 6:43, 44; John 15:4-7 ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 12:34 Matt 3:7; 23:33; Luke 3:7 ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 12:34 Or brood ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 12:34 1 Sam 24:13; Is 32:6; Matt 12:34, 35: Luke 6:45; Matt 15:18; Eph 4:29; James 3:2-12 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 12:35 Prov 10:20, 21; 25:11, 12; Matt 13:52; Col 4:6 ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 12:36 Or useless ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 12:36 Matt 10:15 ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 12:37 Or in accordance with ↩

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