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Matthew 12:43

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An Unclean Spirit’s Return

43“When an •unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any. c

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Footnotes

  1. •When something is clean, it is holy or acceptable to God. When it is unclean, it is unholy (such as an unclean spirit). The term can be used in a ritual sense to apply to moral standards for living.

Cross references

  1. c12:43–45 Lk 11:24–26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.

NLTNew Living Translation

“When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.

LEBThe Lexham English 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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