Matthew 12:43

“When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

42The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon [Peaceable, Recompense]; + 12:42. Quoted from 1 King 10:1 and behold, someone greater than Solomon [Peaceable, Recompense] is here.”

44Then he says, ‘I will teshuvah ·completely return· into my house from which I came out,’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

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Cross References

Isaiah 35:6Then + 35:6 a MP: Lame legs healed. (In the example, this man was lame for 38 years). (Mark 2:10-12 (context 1:40-2:12); John 5:5-9; Acts 3:2-9) the lame + 35:6. (5-6) Quoted in Matt 11:5; Luke 7:22 man will leap like a deer, 2 and + 35:6 (6b-7a) MP: Mute mouth speaks praise. (See also Is 29:18-19). (Matt 9:32-33; Luke 11:14) the tongue of the mute will sing; 2 + 35:6 (6b-7a) MP: Rivers of Living Water come from the inner person. (One who was spiritually dry then watered by God's Spirit). (See also Is 29:18-19). (John 7:37-38) for waters will break out in the wilderness, 2 and streams in the desert. 1

Matthew 8:29Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Yeshua [Salvation], Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

Luke 8:28When he saw Yeshua [Salvation], he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with you, Yeshua [Salvation], you Son of the Elyon El [Most High God]? I beg you, don’t torment me!”

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:39-46

The Pharisees Ask a Sign. 38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this… Read the whole commentary →

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