Matthew 12:44

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then he says, I will return to my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and decorated.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G5119} he saith,{G3004} I will return{G1994} into{G1519} my{G3450} house{G3624} whence{G3606} I came out;{G1831} and when{G2532} he is come,{G2064} he findeth{G2147} it empty,{G4980} swept,{G4563} and{G2532} garnished.{G2885}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G5119} he saith{G3004}{(G5719)}, I will return{G1994}{(G5692)} into{G1519} my{G3450} house{G3624} from whence{G3606} I came out{G1831}{(G5627)}; and{G2532} when he is come{G2064}{(G5631)}, he findeth{G2147}{(G5719)} it empty{G4980}{(G5723)}, swept{G4563}{(G5772)}, and{G2532} garnished{G2885}{(G5772)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then he sayeth: I will retourne ageyne into my housse fro whece I came oute. And when he is come he fyndeth the housse empty and swepte and garnisshed.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The saieth he: I wil turne agayne in to my house, fro whence I wete out. And whan he cometh, he fyndeth it emptye, swepte and garnyshed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then he saith, I wil returne into mine house from whence I came: and when he is come, he findeth it emptie, swept and garnished.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then he sayeth: I wyll returne into my house, from whence I came out. And when he is come, he fyndeth it emptie, swept, and garnyshed.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth› [it] ‹empty, swept, and garnished.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth `it' unoccupied, swept, and adorned:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he says, I will go back into my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he sees that there is no one in it, but that it has been made fair and clean.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then it says,‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 81:11-12 : 11 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. 12 But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.
  • Hos 7:6 : 6 Their hearts are like an oven as they plot; all night their anger smolders, in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
  • Matt 12:29 : 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.
  • Matt 13:20-22 : 20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 22 The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
  • Luke 11:21-22 : 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
  • John 12:6 : 6 He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the money box and would steal from what was put into it.
  • John 13:2 : 2 During supper, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.
  • John 13:27 : 27 After the piece of bread, Satan entered him. So Jesus told him, 'What you’re about to do, do quickly.'
  • Acts 5:1-3 : 1 But a man named Ananias, along with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and he kept back part of the proceeds for himself with his wife's knowledge. He brought a portion and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land?
  • Acts 8:18-23 : 18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money. 19 He said, 'Give me this authority too, so that everyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.' 20 But Peter said to him, 'May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!' 21 You have no part or share in this ministry because your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.
  • 1 Cor 11:19 : 19 Indeed, there must be factions among you so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
  • Eph 2:2 : 2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now at work in those who are disobedient.
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
  • 1 Tim 6:4-5 : 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and arguments about words, which result in envy, strife, slander, and evil suspicions. 5 These lead to constant friction among people who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means to profit. Stay away from such people.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.
  • 1 John 4:4 : 4 You are from God, little children, and you have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
  • Jude 1:4-5 : 4 For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. 5 Now I want to remind you, although you already know all this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, later destroyed those who did not believe.
  • Rev 13:3-4 : 3 One of the beast's heads appeared to have been fatally wounded, but its mortal wound was healed. The whole earth marveled and followed the beast. 4 They worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?"
  • Rev 13:8-9 : 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If anyone has ears to hear, let them listen.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 11:21-26
    6 verses
    92%

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

    22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

    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 12:43
    88%

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

  • Matt 12:45
    82%

    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.

  • Matt 12:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • Mark 3:27
    72%

    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 10:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

  • Lev 14:41-46
    6 verses
    71%

    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.

    42 Then they shall take other stones to replace those removed and reapply the plaster over the house.

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

    44 the priest shall come and inspect it. If the mildew has spread, it is a destructive mildew; the house is unclean.

    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.

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    71%

    35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’

  • Mark 5:8
    70%

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

  • Mark 13:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15 Let the one who is on the rooftop not go down or enter the house to take anything out.

    16 And let the one who is in the field not turn back to get their cloak.

  • Mark 5:2
    70%

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

  • Mark 1:26
    70%

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

  • Luke 8:38-39
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

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    70%

    4 Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the town.

  • Matt 23:38
    70%

    38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.

  • Mark 7:30
    69%

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

  • Luke 8:27
    69%

    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.

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    69%

    36 The priest shall order the house to be emptied before he goes in to examine the mildew, so that nothing in the house becomes unclean. Afterward, the priest shall go in to inspect the house.

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    69%

    31 On that day, no one who is on the housetop with possessions inside should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should turn back for anything.

  • Luke 10:6
    69%

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

  • Mark 6:10
    69%

    10 He said to them, 'Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.'

  • Mark 7:17
    69%

    17 When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

  • Mark 1:23
    69%

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

  • Luke 12:39-40
    2 verses
    68%

    39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

    40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

  • Luke 12:46
    68%

    46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • Luke 13:25
    68%

    25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will answer, 'I don’t know you or where you come from.'

  • Matt 12:26
    68%

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

  • Mark 12:3
    68%

    3 But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

  • Luke 12:43
    68%

    43 Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.

  • Job 7:10
    68%

    10 He will never come back to his house; his place will know him no more.

  • Matt 24:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17 'Let no one on the housetop come down to take anything out of their house.'

    18 And let the one who is in the field not turn back to get their cloak.

  • Matt 8:28
    68%

    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.

  • Luke 19:45
    68%

    45 Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling and buying there.

  • Luke 8:35
    68%

    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.