44Then 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.


In Context

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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

44 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.

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

Matthew 12:44 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:44Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:44Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:44Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:44Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:44Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:44Then 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:44Then 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:44then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth it unoccupied, swept, and adorned:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:44Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out; and when he is come, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.