Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Matthew 12:37
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
Verse 37. _BY THY WORDS THOU SHALT BE JUSTIFIED_] That is, the whole tenor of thy _conversation_ will be an evidence _for_ or _against_ thee, in the great day. How many are there who count _words_ for...
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 known, as the tree is by its fruit. If they are true,...
9. THE REJECTION CONSUMMATED AND THE BROKEN RELATIONSHIP. CHAPTER 12 1. The Hungry Disciples and the Accusing Pharisees. (Matthew 12:1 .) 2. The Man with the Withered Hand Healed.(Matthew 12:10 .) 3...
JESUS-' ANSWER TO THE VERDICT OF THE JERUSALEM SCRIBES, AND THE INTERVENTION OF HIS FAMILY (Mark 3:20 *, Luke 11:14; Luke 11:29; Luke 12:10;...
"You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil speak good things? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks. The good man brings out good things from his good treasure house; and...
CRISIS (Matthew 12:1-50) In Matthew 12:1-50 we read the history of a series of crucial events in the life of Jesus. In every man's life there are decisive moments, times and events on which the whole...
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). See App-121....
_by thy words_ i. e. thy words shall be the _ground_of thy acquittal or condemnation. Character shews itself by words. We often say of a friend, "We know what he will _say_when he hears this or that....
BLASPHEMING AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST...
VER 36. "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 SHALT BE JUSTIFIED, AND BY THY WORDS THOU SHAL...
_THE WARNING FROM THE SAVIOR MATTHEW 12:22-37:_ After Jesus healed the demon-possessed man the multitude asked, "could this be the Son of David?" (Matthew 12:23) The Pharisees spoke scornfully of the...
ΔΙΚΑΙΩΘΉΣΗ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΔΙΚΑΙΌΩ (G1344) оправдывать, объявлять правым, ΚΑΤΑΔΙΚΑΣΘΉΣΗ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΚΑΤΑΔΙΚΆΖΩ (G2613) осуждать. Богосл. пассив: действие совершается Богом....
DISCOURSE: 1356 IDLE WORDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR Matthew 12:36. _I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment: for by thy words thou...
O GENERATION OF VIPERS, &C.— Without attending to the context, and our Saviour's general argument, which he is here closely pursuing, interpreters have been strangely perplexed with the phrase _every...
Section 28 JESUS ANSWERS THE CHARGE OF BEING IN LEAGUE WITH SATAN (Parallel: Mark 3:19-30) TEXT: 12:22-37 22. Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed hi...
24 It is usual to associate this chief of the demons with the god of Ekron, called Baalzebub, _ Owner _ or _ Lord of Flies _ (2Ki_1:2). This the Septuagint renders _ Baal muian, Baal fly_. But all the...
THE PHARISEES ACCUSE JESUS OF BEING IN LEAGUE WITH BEELZEBUB (Mark 3:22 cp. Luke 11:17; Matthew 9:32). The ridiculous charge of the Pharisees is strong evidence of the genuineness of Christ's miracles...
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 begins the period of active conflict with the Pharisees. It is...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 12 QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO USE GOD’S REST DAY 12:1-14 Matthew gives two examples of the ‘*yoke’ of the *Jewish law: 1. The *disciples...
BY THY WORDS THOU SHALT BE JUSTIFIED. — Stripped of the after-thoughts which have gathered round it in the later controversies of theologians, the word “justified” means, as its position here shows, t...
Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1; Matthew 12:1 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1 HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our Evangelist's record of the Saviour'...
ἐκ γὰρ τ. λόγων σου. Judgment by _words_ here taught; in Matthew 25:31-46 judgment by the presence or absence of kind deeds. No contradiction, for words are viewed as the index of a good or bad heart:...
_Demoniac healed and Pharisaic calumny repelled_ (Mark 3:22-30; Luke 11:14-23 _cf._ Matthew 9:32-34). The healing of a blind and dumb demoniac has its place here not for its own sake, as a miracle, bu...
_Kindred Logia_. With the word concerning blasphemy the self-defence of Jesus against Pharisaic calumny reached its culmination and probably (as in Mark's report) its close. The sentences following se...
SLANDER FROM EVIL HEARTS Matthew 12:24-37 Spite and hatred absolutely blind the eyes and distort the judgment. They reached their climax in this effort of the Pharisees to discredit Christ. They coul...
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 people the true conception of the sanctity of the Sabba...
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN (BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST) Mark 3:20-30; Matthew 12:22-37; & Luke 11:14-23. Mark: “And they come into the house; and again a multitude comes together, so that they are not
"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 shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be co...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_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 the gift of speech. It is to God that we have to an...
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 was a saying which the people had frequently in their mouths...
At length the rejection of the nation, in consequence of their contempt of the Lord, is plainly shewn, as well as the cessation of all His relations with them as such, in order to bring out on God's p...
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 he had said, but does not point to any; nor is any su...
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 Saviour insists upon this subject because by words they ha...
_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, malicious, false, slanderous, and reviling words, but _for...
WORDS; since they flow from the heart, and indicate its character, verse Matthew 12:34. JUSTIFIED; shown to be righteous. CONDEMNED; shown to be wicked....
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, but they characterize the conduct of such as may be i...
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 rejection of their Messiah. The expression "at that t...
33-37 Men's language discovers what country they are of, likewise what manner of spirit they are of. The heart is the fountain, words are the streams. A troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring, must...
OLBGrk; Ver. 36,37. Some understand by IDLE WORDS here, lying and deceitful words; others, contumelious and reproachful words. But the best interpreters here extend the sense further, not only from th...
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II And again, "By thy speech thou shalt be justified," He says, "and by thy speech thou shalt be condemned."[125] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I Wha...
Matthew 12:37 For G1063 by G1537 your G4675 words G3056 justified G1344 (G5701) and G2532 by G1537 your...
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 they say. For what they say will reveal the truth about...
“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. Not the careful words we prepare in order to justify o...
INTRODUCTORY NOTE. These occurrences seem to have followed each other in immediate succession. Luke places the last one (Matthew 12:46-50) after the parable of the sower, but Mark gives the same order...
Matthew 12:37. FOR BY THY WORDS THOU SHALT BE JUSTIFIED, declared righteous, acquitted, not made righteous. The word never has the latter sense in the New Testament. The index of character will be the...
Matthew 12:36 Idle words may, in a very general way, be defined as words that issue out of a condition of idleness fruitless, useless hours. The care of speech is eminently a fit training which the G...
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 profane swearing. II. Another way in which we expose ourse...
CONTENTS: Jesus announces Himself Lord of Sabbath, Controversy with Pharisees. Healing of the withered hand. A demoniac healed. The unpardonable sin. Death and resurrection foretold. Deficiency of sel...
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 barley in their hunger, while others enjoyed their fea...
FOR YOUR WORDS WILL BE USED. We will face our words! Evil words spoken against God and the Holy Spirit will bring his wrath and vengeance. _See_ Jude 1:15. Declaring Jesus' name publicly will gain his...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 12:36 THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. Christ’s second coming. BY YOUR WORDS YOU WILL BE JUSTIFIED. People’s words will be outward evidence of their inward character. “Justified” here mean...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ACCUSE JESUS OF BEING UNDER SATAN'S POWER MATTHEW 12:24-37; MARK 3:20-30; LUKE 11:15-23; MATTHEW 12:24 But w
1-50 CHAPTER XII. _At that time Jesus went through the corn fields_ (Through the crops of corn becoming white, or ripe), &c. Luke adds that this Sabbath was the first from the second (_Vulg_.); which...
_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 “was wisely omitted by King James’ translators. It is no...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 12:1 The opposition that our Lord met with (1) from his enemies (Matthew 12:1); (2) from his relations (Matthew 12:46-4
Shall we turn to the twelfth chapter of the gospel of Matthew? Jesus was not one to follow traditions. He's already pointed out in the Sermon on the Mount, that through their interpretation of the law...
James 2:21; Proverbs 13:3...
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 produced in evidence for or against you, to prove whether y...
Observe here, The argument which our Saviour uses to move us to watchfulness over our words: BY OUR WORDS WE SHALL BE JUSTIFIED; not meritoriously, but declaratively: good words declare goodness in ou...