Parallel Verses
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:
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.
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 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.
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 Now when an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest, and findeth none: 44 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: 45 then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and so the last state of that man is worse than the first. And thus shall it be to this wicked generation.
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Cross References
Matthew 12:29
Or, how can any one enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his goods, unless he first overpower the strong man? and then indeed he may strip his house.
Matthew 13:20-22
And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:
Luke 11:21-22
for when a strong man well-armed defends his palace, his substance is secure:
John 12:6
He said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the common purse he carried what was put into it.
John 13:2
supper being prepared, (the devil having put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him) Jesus,
John 13:27
And after the sop Satan entred into him. Then Jesus saith unto him, What thou dost, do quickly.
Acts 5:1-3
But a certain man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife,
Acts 8:18-23
And when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,
1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must be even heresies among you, that they who are approved may be made manifest among you.
Ephesians 2:2
in which ye formerly walked after the manner of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that still operates in the children of disobedience:
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,
1 Timothy 6:4-5
he is proud, knowing nothing, but is delirious about questions and strifes of words: from which cometh envy, contention, calumnies, wicked suspicions, perverse debates of men corrupted in mind,
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But they, that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into ruin and perdition.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been indeed of us, they would have continued with us; but this was done that they might be made manifest, because all, that are with us, are not indeed of us.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He, that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Jude 1:4-5
For there have crept in some men, who have been of old described as under this condemnation, impious people, that turn the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 13:3-4
And I saw one of his heads as it were mortally wounded, but his deadly wound was healed: and all the earth wondered and went after the beast.
Revelation 13:8-9
So that all who dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.