Matthew 12:44

First Nations Version

it says, ‘I will go back to the house I left.’ It returns to find the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

Cross References

1 John 4:4

Much-loved children, you have been born of Creator and have won the victory over these false prophets. For the Spirit in you is much greater than the spirit in the world.

1 John 2:19

These false chosen ones were among us, but they did not belong, so they left. If they had truly belonged, they would have remained—but they left, showing that they did not belong.

1 Corinthians 11:19

For these kinds of splinter groups are certain to happen and make it easy to see who among you walks in a good way and who does not.

Ephesians 2:2

Our broken ways caused us to miss the mark and wander from the good path, following the worthless ways of this world. We all once walked the dark path of the evil one who rules the spiritual atmosphere of this world, that evil spirit who is at work in human beings who have lost their way.

John 13:27

“Go now,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to him, “and do what you have planned.”

John 13:2

The evil trickster snake had already twisted the heart of Speaks Well Of (Judas), also known as Village Man (Iscariot), son of Man Who Hears (Simon), to betray Creator Sets Free (Jesus).

John 12:6

He said this not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, as the keeper of the money pouch, he would take what he wanted.

Matthew 12:29

“Who can enter the strongman’s house and take away his goods, unless he first defeats him? He will then tie him up and take what is in his house.

Matthew 12:43

“When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through dry and desolate lands, looking for a place to rest. When it finds none,

Matthew 12:45

The spirit then finds seven other spirits, more evil than itself, who all go in and live there, making the person worse than before. This is how it will be for the generation of people living today.”

Luke 11:25

It returns to find the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.