By thy words thou shalt be justified, etc. That is, words will be the indication of the true principles of the heart; by word…

By your words you will be justified — Stripped of the later theological reflections that have gathered around it, the word “justif…

They might think that they had done no great wrong when they scattered their black phrases among the people. They had only given their opinion with…

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord follows up what He had said before by stirring their fears, showing that those who have sinned i…

A person will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment for every seemingly insignificant word spoken insofar as it reveals what is in the heart. …

By your words you will be justified. This was a common proverb, which He applied to the present subject. For I have no doubt that this was…

For by your words you shall be justified
Theophylact seems to take these words to be a passage of Scripture cited by…

A person's language reveals what country they are from and, likewise, what manner of spirit they possess. The heart is the fountain; words are the …

Above, the Lord refuted those who were slandering both His doctrine and His life; here, however, He refutes those who disparage His miracles. And f…