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Matthew 12:36

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will speak” (λαλήσουσιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “if shall speak” (ἐὰν λαλήσωσιν) before the here.

λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Thatπᾶνpaneveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “every”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyῥῆμαrhēmawordῥῆμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “word”, the object formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.wordἀργὸνargonidleἀργός (argos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “idle”, the object formG692idle, lazy, thoughtless, unprofitable, injurious.This verse uses “idle”.ὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatλαλήσουσινlalēsousinshall speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall speak”, an action still aheadG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.shall speakοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoia humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinthey shall giveἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they shall give”, an action still aheadG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.they shall giveπερὶperithereofπερίpreposition — “thereof”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.thereofαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the dayκρίσεωςkriseōsof judgmentκρίσις (krisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of judgment”, the of-formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.of judgment

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐὰνeanifἐάνconditional particle — “if”G1437if.λαλήσωσινlalēsōsinshall speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall speak”, an action still aheadG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

World English Bible

I tell you that every idle word that men speak , they will give account of it in the day of judgment .

Darby Translation

But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:

Douay-Rheims

But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment.

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