Matthew 12: 33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
As we have seen in the past few chapters, the overwhelming atmosphere around Jesus' ministry has been one of opposition. In that context, we see that this statement is set against those who opposed Him. When he and his disciples legally gleaned the fields on the Sabbath, the Pharisees said: “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” When He healed on the Sabbath "the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him." When Jesus healed a man from demons, they said: “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.” Every act of Jesus was met by criticism and plotting to get rid oof him. Their evil hearts were revealed by their evil speech. So are ours.
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