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Matthew 12:43

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

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ASV

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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δὲdenowG1161 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ἀκάθαρτονakathartonuncleanG169 →
πνεῦμαpneumaspiritG4151 →
ἐξέλθῃexelthēmay go outG1831 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
ἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouman,G444 →
διέρχεταιdierchetaiit passesG1330 →
δι᾽di᾽throughG1223 →
ἀνύδρωνanudrōnwaterlessG504 →
τόπωνtopōnplacesG5117 →
ζητοῦνzētounseekingG2212 →
ἀνάπαυσινanapausinrestG372 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οὐχouchnoneG3756 →
εὑρίσκει.heuriskeifinds.G2147 →

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Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.Luke 11:24–26When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’Luke 8:28–32When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”Matthew 8:29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”Amos 8:11–13Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.Mark 5:7–13And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”Job 2:2“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”Isaiah 35:6–7Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.Ezekiel 47:8–12And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Sea, the water there becomes fresh.Job 1:7“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.Zechariah 13:2And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.Acts 8:13Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.Mark 1:23Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:

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