James 2:21-25; Proverbs 13:3
By thy words thou shalt be justified ... - That is, “words” are the indication of the true principles of the heart; by “words” the heart shall be...
Jesus-' Answer to the Verdict of the Jerusalem Scribes, and the Intervention of His Family ( Mark 3:20-35 *, Luke 11:14-23 ; Luke 11:29-32 ; Lu...
words. Greek plural of logos. Not the same as in Matthew 12:36 . See note on Mark 9:32 . "Words" are reckoned as "deeds" ( 2 Corinthians 5:10 )...
37. By thy words thou shalt be justified This was a common proverb, which he applied to the present subject; for I have no doubt that this w...
DISCOURSE: 1356 IDLE WORDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR Matthew 12:36-37 . I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give acc...
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. By thy words thou shalt be justified - That is, the whole tenor o...
O generation of vipers, &c.— Without attending to the context, and our Saviour's general argument, which he is here closely pursuing, interpret...
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Plucking Corn on the Sabbath. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost 1-8. Plucking the corn on the sabbath ( Mark 2:23 ; Luke 6:1 ). This chapter begin...
The Pharisees accuse Jesus of being in league with Beelzebub ( Mark 3:22 cp. Luke 11:17-23 ; Matthew 9:32-34 ). The ridiculous charge of the Pha...
By thy words thou shalt be justified. — Stripped of the after-thoughts which have gathered round it in the later controversies of theologians, the...
Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1-30 ; Matthew 12:1-50 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1-30 HITHERTO almost everything has been...
Slander from Evil Hearts Matthew 12:24-37 Spite and hatred absolutely blind the eyes and distort the judgment. They reached their climax in thi...
This chapter chronicles direct attacks on Christ. The first was petty and foolish. It is on the question of the Sabbath. The Master gives to His peop...
"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. (37) For by thy words thou sh...
JUDGED BY WORDS ‘By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.’ Matthew 12:37 Consider our responsibility...
For by thy words thou shalt be justified ,.... Theophylact seems to take these words to be a passage of Scripture cited by Christ, in proof of what...
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Ver. 37. For by thy words thou shalt be justified ] Our Savio...
But I say unto you You may perhaps think God does not much regard your words, but I assure you, that not only for blasphemous and profane, maliciou...
We have seen that Matthew groups events with a dispensational end in view, and chapter 12 shows a building up on Israel's part to a state of utter re...
The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a...
OLBGrk; Ver. 36,37. Some understand by idle words here, lying and deceitful words; others, contumelious and reproachful words. But the best interp...
Men Are Especially Known By Their Words (12:31-37). Having put right the Pharisees' wrong conception about Him He now warns them to beware what th...
“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” For in the end our words will be what justify and condemn us. No...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 12:23 . Is not this the Son of David? —See “The Parallel New Testament” (1882). The “not” is omitted in both columns. It...
Matthew 12:36-37 Idle words may, in a very general way, be defined as words that issue out of a condition of idleness fruitless, useless hours. Th...
Matthew 12:37 Consider some of the ways by which words are used that minister to our condemnation. I. At the head of this list we must put profan...
Matthew 12:2 . Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath- day. The pharisees did not find fault with eating a few ears of b...
EXPOSITION Matthew 12:1-40 The opposition that our Lord met with (1) from his enemies ( Matthew 12:1-40 ); (2) from his relations (...
Kindred warnings:
For by thy words thou shall be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. These words no longer describe the sin against the Holy Ghost,...
For by thy words (as well as thy tempers and works) thou shalt then be either acquitted or condemned. Your words as well as actions shall he produc...
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.