Matthew 12:43

NETBible

“When 1  an unclean spirit 2  goes out of a person, 3  it passes through waterless places 4  looking for rest but 5  does not find it.

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

"Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

NLT ©

"When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.

MSG ©

"When a defiling evil spirit is expelled from someone, it drifts along through the desert looking for an oasis, some unsuspecting soul it can bedevil. When it doesn't find anyone,

BBE ©

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.

NRSV ©

"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it wanders through waterless regions looking for a resting place, but it finds none.

NKJV ©

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

KJV
<1161>
When
<3752>
the unclean
<169>
spirit
<4151>
is gone
<1831> (5632)
out of
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a man
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he walketh
<1330> (5736)
through
<1223>
dry
<504>
places
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seeking
<2212> (5723)
rest
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and
<2532>
findeth
<2147> (5719)
none
<3756>_.
NASB ©
"Now
<1161>
when
<3752>
the unclean
<169>
spirit
<4151>
goes
<1831>
out of a man
<444>
, it passes
<1330>
through
<1223>
waterless
<504>
places
<5117>
seeking
<2212>
rest
<372>
, and does not find
<2147>

it.
NET [draft] ITL
“When
<3752>
an unclean
<169>
spirit
<4151>
goes out
<1831>
of
<575>
a person
<444>
, it passes
<1330>
through
<1223>
waterless
<504>
places
<5117>
looking
<2212>
for rest
<372>
but
<2532>
does
<2147>
not
<3756>
find
<2147>
it.
GREEK
otan
<3752>
CONJ
de
<1161>
CONJ
to
<3588>
T-NSN
akayarton
<169>
A-NSN
pneuma
<4151>
N-NSN
exelyh
<1831> (5632)
V-2AAS-3S
apo
<575>
PREP
tou
<3588>
T-GSM
anyrwpou
<444>
N-GSM
diercetai
<1330> (5736)
V-PNI-3S
di
<1223>
PREP
anudrwn
<504>
A-GPM
topwn
<5117>
N-GPM
zhtoun
<2212> (5723)
V-PAP-NSN
anapausin
<372>
N-ASF
kai
<2532>
CONJ
ouc
<3756>
PRT-N
euriskei
<2147> (5719)
V-PAI-3S
NETBible

“When 1  an unclean spirit 2  goes out of a person, 3  it passes through waterless places 4  looking for rest but 5  does not find it.

NET Notes

1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

2 sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.

3 tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females. This same use occurs in v. 45.

4 sn The background for the reference to waterless places is not entirely clear, though some Jewish texts suggest spirits must have a place to dwell, but not with water (Luke 8:29-31; Tob 8:3). Some suggest that the image of the desert or deserted cities as the places demons dwell is where this idea started (Isa 13:21; 34:14).

5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.