Matthew 12:43-45
American Standard Version
43 But the unclean spirit, when [a]he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. 44 Then [b]he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when [c]he is come, [d]he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth [e]he, and taketh with [f]himself seven other spirits more evil than [g]himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.
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- Matthew 12:43 Or, it
- Matthew 12:44 Or, it
- Matthew 12:44 Or, it
- Matthew 12:44 Or, it
- Matthew 12:45 Or, it
- Matthew 12:45 Or, itself
- Matthew 12:45 Or, itself
Matthew 12:43-45
Lexham English Bible
An Unclean Spirit Returns
43 “Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it.[a] 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it[b] arrives it finds the house[c] unoccupied and swept and put in order. 45 Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and[d] live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!”
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- Matthew 12:43 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 12:44 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrives”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 12:44 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 12:45 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go in”) has been translated as a finite verb
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