Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But when an evil spirit has been driven out of a person, it roams through desert regions trying to find rest but cannot find it.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Whenever an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places looking for a place to rest, but finds none.
A Conservative Version
But when the unclean spirit goes forth out of the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.
American Standard Version
But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.
Amplified
Anderson New Testament
When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he goes through dry places seeking rest, and finds none.
Bible in Basic English
But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.
Common New Testament
"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
Daniel Mace New Testament
When an unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he roams about the deserts, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Darby Translation
But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find it.
Godbey New Testament
And when the unclean spirit may go out from the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest, and finds none.
Goodspeed New Testament
"When a foul spirit goes out of a man, it roams through deserts in search of rest and can find none.
John Wesley New Testament
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh thro' dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Julia Smith Translation
And when the unclean spirit has gone out from a man, he passes through sterile places, seeking rest, and finds not.
King James 2000
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it].
Modern King James verseion
When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places seeking rest, and finds none.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Moffatt New Testament
When an unclean spirit leaves a man, it roams through dry places in search of refreshment and finds none.
Montgomery New Testament
"Whenever an unclean spirit leaves a man, it wanders through waterless places, seeking rest but finding none.
NET Bible
"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.
New Heart English Bible
But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it.
Noyes New Testament
But when the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.
Sawyer New Testament
But when the impure spirit has gone out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking a rest, and finds none.
The Emphasized Bible
But, when the impure spirit goeth out of the man, it passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, - and findeth it not.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
When the unclean spirit is indeed gone out of a man, he traverses through places destitute of water, in search of rest, but cannot find it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.
Webster
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and he findeth none.
Weymouth New Testament
"No sooner however has the foul spirit gone out of the man, then he roams about in places where there is no water, seeking rest but finding none.
Williams New Testament
"Whenever the foul spirit goes out of a man, it wanders about in deserts in search of rest, but cannot find it.
World English Bible
But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.
Worrell New Testament
"But, when the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.
Worsley New Testament
Now when an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest, and findeth none:
Youngs Literal Translation
'And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;
Themes
Demons » Parable of the man repossessed by unclean spirits
Names » Of satan » Unclean spirits
Parables » Parables of Christ » Unclean spirit
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:43
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Unclean Spirit Returns
42 The queen of the South [Note: This queen was from Sheba, I Kings 10:1, which was probably in Arabia] will stand up on the judgment day along with the people of this generation and will condemn them because she came from a great distance to hear [and see] Solomon's wisdom [I Kings 10:1ff] and [now] Someone greater than Solomon is here [i.e., Jesus]. 43 But when an evil spirit has been driven out of a person, it roams through desert regions trying to find rest but cannot find it. 44 Then it says [to itself], I will return to my house which I came out of [i.e., the body of the person it dominated]. But when it returns [to that body] it finds it empty, cleaned out and [newly] decorated.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 8:29
Suddenly they shouted out, "What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before it is time to?" [i.e., before our punishment is due. See II Pet. 2:4; Jude 6].
Mark 5:7-13
And shouting with a loud voice, he said, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, in God's name, do not torture me."
Luke 8:28-32
And when he saw Jesus, he fell at His feet [i.e., in worship. See Mark 5:6] and shouted out with a loud voice saying, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Highest God? I beg you, do not torture me."
Luke 11:24-26
"When an evil spirit has been driven out of a man, it roams through desert regions trying to find rest, but [when it] cannot find any, it says [to itself], 'I will return to my house from which I came [i.e., the body of the person it dominated].'
Acts 8:13
And [this] Simon also believed [Philip's message] and was immersed. [After that] he continued [to travel] with Philip and was amazed by the [supernatural] signs and great miracles he saw [him perform].
1 Peter 5:8
Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.