Parallel Verses
NET Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James 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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Then it says, "I will go back to my home that I left.' When it arrives, it finds it empty, swept clean, and put in order.
A Conservative Version
Then it says, I will return into my house from where I came out. And when it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
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.
Anderson New Testament
Then he says: I will return to my house, out of which I came. And he comes and finds it empty, swept, and. set in order.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I will return then, says he, into my house, which I have quitted; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
Darby Translation
Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.
Godbey New Testament
Then he says, I will return to my own house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it empty, swept, and beautified.
Goodspeed New Testament
Then it says, 'I will go back to my house that I left,' and it goes and finds it unoccupied, cleaned, and all in order.
John Wesley New Testament
Then he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out, and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept and garnished.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out; and when he is come, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came out.' And [when it] arrives it finds [the house] unoccupied and swept and put in order.
Modern King James verseion
Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out. And when he has come, he finds it empty, swept, and decorated.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then he sayeth, 'I will return again into my house, from whence I came out.' And when he is come, he findeth the house empty and swept, and garnished.
Moffatt New Testament
Then it says, 'I will go back to the house I left,' and when it comes it finds the house vacant, clean, and all in order.
Montgomery New Testament
"Then it says, "'I will go back to my house which I left'; and on arrival finds it empty, swept, and garnished.
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
Then it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And on coming, it findeth it empty, and swept, and put in order.
Sawyer New Testament
Then it says, I will return to my house from which I went out; and coming, it finds it empty, swept, and adorned.
The Emphasized Bible
Then, it saith, Into my house, will I return whence I came out, - and, coming, findeth it empty and swept and adorned.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then he saith, I will return to my mansion, whence I came; and on his arrival, he findeth it unoccupied, swept, and furnished.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then it says 'I will go back to the home which I left'; but, on coming there, it finds it unoccupied, and swept, and put in order.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
Then he says, 'I will return to my house that I left;' and he comes and finds it unoccupied, swept clean, and in good order.
Williams New Testament
Then it says, 'I will go back to my house which I left,' and it finds it unoccupied, swept, and ready for use.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
Then it says, 'I will return into my house whence I came out;' and, having come, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.
Worsley New Testament
then saith he, I will return into my house, that I came out of; and when he cometh, he findeth it empty, swept, and set off to advantage:
Youngs Literal Translation
then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth it unoccupied, swept, and adorned:
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 12:44
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Unclean Spirit Returns
43 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it. 44 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. 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"
Names
Cross References
Psalm 81:11-12
But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.
Hosea 7:6
They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.
Matthew 12:29
How else can someone enter a strong man's house and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can thoroughly plunder the house.
Matthew 13:20-22
The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
Luke 11:21-22
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.
John 12:6
(Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)
John 13:2
The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he should betray Jesus.
John 13:27
And after Judas took the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, "What you are about to do, do quickly."
Acts 5:1-3
Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property.
Acts 8:18-23
Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,
1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.
Ephesians 2:2
in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan's working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,
1 Timothy 6:4-5
he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
1 Timothy 6:9-10
Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
1 John 4:4
You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Jude 1:4-5
For certain men have secretly slipped in among you -- men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe -- ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Revelation 13:3-4
One of the beast's heads appeared to have been killed, but the lethal wound had been healed. And the whole world followed the beast in amazement;
Revelation 13:8-9
and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed.