Matthew 12:43

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through arid places seeking rest but does not find it.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the{G4151} unclean{G169} spirit,{G4151} when{G3752} he is gone{G1831} out of{G575} the man,{G444} passeth{G1330} through{G1223} waterless{G504} places,{G5117} seeking{G2212} rest,{G372} and{G2532} findeth{G2147} it not.{G3756}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    {G1161} When{G3752} the unclean{G169} spirit{G4151} is gone{G1831}{(G5632)} out of{G575} a man{G444}, he walketh{G1330}{(G5736)} through{G1223} dry{G504} places{G5117}, seeking{G2212}{(G5723)} rest{G372}, and{G2532} findeth{G2147}{(G5719)} none{G3756}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    When the vnclene sprite is gone out of a man he walketh throughout dry places seking reest and fyndeth none.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan the vncleane sprete is gone out of man, he walketh thorow dry places, sekinge rest, & fyndeth none.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe when the vncleane spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout drie places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When the vncleane spirite is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout drye places, sekyng rest, and fyndeth none.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Return of the Unclean Spirit“When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 63:1 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
  • Isa 35:6-7 : 6 Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes.
  • Isa 41:18 : 18 I will open rivers on the barren heights and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs.
  • Ezek 47:8-9 : 8 He said to me, 'This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it flows into the sea, the water there becomes fresh.' 9 Every living creature that swarms wherever the river goes will live. There will be many fish because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows, everything will live. 10 Fishermen will stand along its shores; from En Gedi to En Eglaim, there will be places to spread nets. The fish will be of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very numerous. 11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt. 12 On both sides of the river, all kinds of trees for food will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because the water that nourishes them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will provide food, and their leaves will be for healing.
  • Amos 8:11-13 : 11 'Behold, the days are coming,' declares the Lord God, 'when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.' 12 They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it. 13 In that day, the beautiful young women and the strong young men will faint from thirst.
  • Matt 8:29 : 29 Suddenly they shouted, 'What do You want with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?'
  • Mark 5:7-9 : 7 Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!' 8 For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!' 9 Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' He replied, 'My name is Legion, for we are many.' 10 And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region. 11 Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. 12 The demons begged Him, 'Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them.' 13 So He gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd—about two thousand in number—rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.
  • Luke 8:28-32 : 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!" 29 For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places. 30 Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him. 31 And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the abyss. 32 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
  • Luke 11:24-26 : 24 When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places seeking rest but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.
  • Acts 8:13 : 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip, and he marveled as he watched the signs and miracles that were happening.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  • Job 1:7 : 7 The LORD said to Satan, 'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming the earth and walking back and forth on it.'
  • Job 2:2 : 2 The LORD said to Satan, 'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming through the earth and walking back and forth on it.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 11:23-26
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    92%

    23 Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.

    24 When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places seeking rest but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

    25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

    26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.

  • Matt 12:44-45
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    88%

    44 Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and in order.

    45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.

  • Mark 5:2-4
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    74%

    2 As Jesus stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet Him.

    3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains.

    4 He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

  • Mark 1:25-26
    2 verses
    74%

    25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!'

    26 The unclean spirit convulsed the man, and with a loud cry, it came out of him.

  • Mark 5:8-9
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    73%

    8 For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!'

    9 Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' He replied, 'My name is Legion, for we are many.'

  • Mark 1:23
    73%

    23 Just then, in their synagogue, there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

  • Luke 8:27
    72%

    27 When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs.

  • Luke 8:38-39
    2 verses
    71%

    38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

    39 "Return to your home and tell how much God has done for you." So the man went away and proclaimed throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

  • Luke 4:33
    71%

    33 In the synagogue, there was a man with a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice,

  • Matt 12:42
    70%

    42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and look—something greater than Solomon is here.

  • Mark 3:27
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    27 No one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

  • Matt 8:28
    70%

    28 When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out from the tombs to meet Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

  • Lev 14:45-46
    2 verses
    70%

    45 The house must be demolished, with all its stones, timbers, and plaster taken outside the city to an unclean place.

    46 Anyone who enters the house during the period it is quarantined will be unclean until evening.

  • Matt 12:29-30
    2 verses
    69%

    29 Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

    30 Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.

  • Luke 8:29
    69%

    29 For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

  • Mark 3:30
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    30 He said this because they were saying, "He has an impure spirit."

  • Matt 12:26
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    26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

  • Luke 8:33
    68%

    33 When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

  • Mark 7:23-24
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    23 All these evils come from within and defile a person.

    24 And from there, He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know, but He could not remain hidden.

  • Matt 10:13-14
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    68%

    13 If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

    14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that house or town and shake off the dust from your feet.

  • Mark 7:15
    68%

    15 There is nothing outside a person that can defile him by going into him, but the things that come out of him are what defile him.

  • Luke 8:35
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    35 The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

  • Mark 5:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12 The demons begged Him, 'Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them.'

    13 So He gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd—about two thousand in number—rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

  • Lev 14:41
    67%

    41 He shall have the house scraped of all its plaster, and the scraped material is to be dumped outside the city in an unclean place.

  • Job 15:28
    67%

    28 he will dwell in desolated cities, in houses no one inhabits, destined to become ruins.

  • Acts 19:16
    67%

    16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

  • Luke 9:39
    67%

    39 A spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out. It throws him into convulsions, causing him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him and severely bruises him.

  • Matt 8:31
    67%

    31 The demons begged Him, 'If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.'

  • Luke 4:36
    67%

    36 Everyone was amazed, and they said to one another, 'What is this message? With authority and power He commands unclean spirits, and they come out!'

  • Mark 3:11
    67%

    11 When the impure spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, "You are the Son of God!"

  • Luke 10:6
    67%

    6 If a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on them; but if not, it will return to you.

  • Lev 14:43
    67%

    43 If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been removed, and after the house has been scraped and replastered,

  • Mark 9:25
    67%

    25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!'

  • Luke 11:21
    66%

    21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure.

  • Mark 7:30
    66%

    30 She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

  • Mark 5:15
    66%

    15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, dressed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

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