Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And when the unclean spirit has gone out from a man, he passes through sterile places, seeking rest, and finds not.
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
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.
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.
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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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:43
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Unclean Spirit Returns
42 The queen of the South shall be raised up in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the end of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon here. 43 And when the unclean spirit has gone out from a man, he passes through sterile places, seeking rest, and finds not. 44 Then says he, I will return into my house, whence I came out; and having come, he finds vacant; having been swept, and put in order.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 63:1
Chanting to David in his being in the desert of Judah. O God thou art my God; I will seek thee: my soul thirsted for thee, my flesh longed for thee in a land of dryness, and thirsty without water.
Job 1:7
And Jehovah will say to the adversary, From whence wilt thou come? And the adversary will answer Jehovah, and say, From running to and fro in the earth, and from walking about in it.
Job 2:2
And Jehovah will say to the adversary, From whence wilt thou come? And the adversary will answer to Jehovah and say, From running to and fro in the earth, and from walking about in it
Isaiah 35:6-7
Then shall the lame one leap as the stag, and the tongue of the dumb shall give forth the voice: for waters brake forth in the desert, and torrents in the sterile region.
Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers upon naked hills, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will set the desert for a pool of water, and the dry land for goings forth of water.
Ezekiel 47:8-12
And he will say to me, These waters going forth to the circuit of the east, and they went down to Arabia and came into the sea: being brought forth to the sea and the waters were healed.
Amos 8:11-13
Behold, the days coming, says the Lord Jehovah, and I sent famine into the land; not a faniine for bread, and not a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of Jehovah.
Matthew 8:29
And, behold, they cried out., saying, What to us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? hast thou come here to torture us before the time
Mark 5:7-13
And having cried with a great voice, he said, What to me and thee, Jesus, O Son of God most high I adjure thee by God, that thou torture me not.
Luke 8:28-32
And having seen Jesus and cried out, he fell before him, and with a great voice said, What to me and thee, Jesus, Son of God most high? I implore thee, thou wouldst not torment me.
Luke 11:24-26
When the unclean spirit comes out from a man, he passes through places wanting water, seeking rest; and not finding, he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.
Acts 8:13
And Simon also himself believed: and having been immersed, he was persovering with Philip, beholding the signs and great powers having been, they were astonished.
1 Peter 5:8
Be abstemious, watch; for your adversary the accuser, as a roaring lion, walks around, seeking whom he might swallow down: