Matthew 12:43

New English Translation

“When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

Cross References

Job 1:7

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” And Satan answered the Lord, “From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it.”

Job 2:2

And the Lord said to Satan, “Where do you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it.”

Psalm 63:1

O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

Isaiah 41:18

I will make streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water and the arid land into springs.

Matthew 12:44

Then it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

Matthew 8:29

They cried out, “Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

Acts 8:13

Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.