Matthew 12:43

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“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.”

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BSBPD

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 12:43 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 1:7“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  2. Job 2:2“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  3. Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  4. Isaiah 35:6Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
  5. Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.
  6. Ezekiel 47:8And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
  7. Amos 8:11Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.
  8. Matthew 8:29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
  9. Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
  10. Luke 8:28When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
  11. Luke 11:24When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
  12. Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
  13. 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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