Matthew 12:43 - Easy To Read Version

⁴³ “When an evil spirit \{from the devil\} comes out of a person, that spirit travels through dry places looking for a place to rest. But that spirit finds no place to rest.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴³ When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴³ But when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it roams through dry [arid] places in search of rest, but it does not find any.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴³ But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

Common English Bible

⁴³ “When an unclean spirit leaves a person, it wanders through dry places looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find any.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴³ Now when an unclean spirit departs from a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and he does not find it.

Matthew 12:43 Cross References

Job 1:7

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you been?”

Job 2:2

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you been?”

Psalm 63:1

God, you are my God.\par And I want you so much.\par My soul and my body thirst for you,\par like a dry, weary land with no water.\par

Isaiah 41:18

I will make rivers flow on dry hills.\par I will make springs of water flow\par through the valleys.\par I will change the desert into a lake\par filled with water.\par There will be springs of water\par in that dry land.\par

Matthew 12:44

So the spirit says, ‘I will go back to the home (person) I left.’ When the spirit comes back to that person, the spirit finds that home (person) still empty. That home is swept clean and made neat.

Matthew 8:29

The two men came to Jesus and shouted, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to punish us before the right time?”

Acts 8:13

Simon himself also believed and was baptized. Simon stayed very close to Philip. He saw the miracles {\cf2\super [161]} and the very powerful things that Philip did. Simon was amazed.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.