# Connecting Statement:

Jesus concludes his response to the Pharisees' accusation that he healed the man by the power of Satan.

# I say to you

This adds emphasis to what Jesus says next.

# people will give an account for

"God will ask people about" or "people will have to explain to God"

# every idle word they will have said

Here "word" refers to something that someone says. This refers to statements that do no good. This is a metonym for statements made by people who are lazy or otherwise not doing anything good. Alternate translation: "every idle thing they will said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# idle

empty, useless, careless