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Matthew 12:44

Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
τότεtoteThenG5119 →
λέγει·legeiit says;G3004 →
εἰςeisToG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
οἶκόνoikonhouseG3624 →
μουmouof mineG3165 →
ἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōI will returnG1994 →
ὅθενhothenfrom whereG3606 →
ἐξῆλθον.exēlthonI came out.G1831 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἐλθὸνelthonhaving comeG2064 →
εὑρίσκειheuriskeiit finds [it]G2147 →
σχολάζοντα,scholazontabeing unoccupied,G4980 →
σεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonsweptG4563 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
κεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonordered.G2885 →

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1 John 4:4You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.Psalms 81:11–12But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.1 Corinthians 11:19And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.Revelation 13:8–9And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.Jude 1:4–5For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.John 13:27And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”Matthew 13:20–22The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.1 Timothy 6:9–10Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.Matthew 12:29Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.Hosea 7:6For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.Ephesians 2:2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.John 12:6Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.John 13:2The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.Luke 11:21–22When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.2 Thessalonians 2:9–12The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,Acts 5:1–3Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.Acts 8:18–23When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

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