Matthew 12:44 Parallel Translations

Then it says, 'I'll go back to the home I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean, and in order.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.

ERV:

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.

WEY:

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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.

YLT:

then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth it unoccupied, swept, and adorned:

Matthew 12:44 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 12:43 "Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

Matthew 12:45 "Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

12:43-45 When the unclean spirit, etc. The application of these three verses is found in even so it shall be unto this wicked generation (Mt 12:45), the Jews. With an occasional tendency to repentance, as under the preaching of John, they became worse and worse until they crucified the Lord and were destroyed. A man with an unclean spirit, a demon, is chosen to represent them. He goeth out (transient repentance), returns with seven other evil spirits worse than himself (a relapse into sin), and the last state is worse than the first, more wicked and more wretched. So generally with those who dally with sin.

WES:

12:44 Whence he came out - He speaks as if he had come out of his own accord: See his pride! He findeth it empty - of God, of Christ, of his Spirit: Swept - from love, lowliness, meekness, and all the fruits of the Spirit: And garnished - With levity and security: so that there is nothing to keep him out, and much to invite him in.

MHC:

12:38-45 Though Christ is always ready to hear and answer holy desires and prayers, yet those who ask amiss, ask and have not. Signs were granted to those who desired them to confirm their faith, as Abraham and Gideon; but denied to those who demanded them to excuse their unbelief. The resurrection of Christ from the dead by his own power, called here the sign of the prophet Jonah, was the great proof of Christ's being the Messiah. As Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale, and then came out again alive, thus Christ would be so long in the grave, and then rise again. The Ninevites would shame the Jews for not repenting; the queen of Sheba, for not believing in Christ. And we have no such cares to hinder us, we come not to Christ upon such uncertainties. This parable represents the case of the Jewish church and nation. It is also applicable to all those who hear the word of God, and are in part reformed, but not truly converted. The unclean spirit leaves for a time, but when he returns, he finds Christ is not there to shut him out; the heart is swept by outward reformation, but garnished by preparation to comply with evil suggestions, and the man becomes a more decided enemy of the truth. Every heart is the residence of unclean spirits, except those which are temples of the Holy Ghost, by faith in Christ.

CONC:

Adorned Arrives Clean Empty Fair Findeth Finds Forth Garnished Order Return Says Sees Swept Turn Unoccupied Whence

Adorned Arrives Clean Empty Findeth Finds Forth Garnished Good House Order Swept Turn Unoccupied Whence

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