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WhenὍτανthe uncleanτὸ ἀκάθαρτονspiritπνεῦμαgoes outἐξέλθῃofἀπὸthe man,τοῦ ἀνθρώπουit passesδιέρχεταιthroughδι’waterlessἀνύδρωνplacesτόπωνseekingζητοῦνrest,ἀνάπαυσινandκαὶdoes notοὐχfind it.εὑρίσκει
Matthew 12:43
Study it in the app“When the unclean spirit goes out of the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 12:43, word by word
- WhenὍτανHotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “Hotan” appears- the uncleanἀκάθαρτονakatharton
unclean spirit
An evil spirit, a demon.
Where else “akatharton” appears- spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
evil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneuma” appears- goes outἐξέλθῃexelthēi
come out of
For a spirit to come out of a person.
Where else “exelthēi” appears- the manἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetai
pass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “dierchetai” appears- waterlessἀνύδρωνanydrōn
waterless
Waterless, dry, arid.
Where else “anydrōn” appears- placesτόπωνtopōn
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topōn” appears- seekingζητοῦνzētoun
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētoun” appears- restἀνάπαυσινanapausin
rest
Rest, relief, refreshment.
Where else “anapausin” appears- find itεὑρίσκειheuriskei
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuriskei” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The unclean spirit returns
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
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Matthew 12:43-45
43When the unclean spirit goes out of the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. 44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order. 45Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will be also with this evil generation.”
24When the unclean spirit goes out of the person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ 25And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. 26Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that person becomes worse than the first.”
The context
42The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, something greater than Solomon is here.
43 · This verse (above)
44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
To study Matthew 12 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jesus answer the Pharisees when they criticized his disciples for picking grain on the Sabbath (vv. 3–8)?
2. What it means
What does “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice” mean in Jesus' reply (v. 7)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says the mouth speaks from the heart's abundance (v. 34). Which of your words today would you like to guard?