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Matthew 12

Matt. 12:43 KJV (With Strong’s)

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When
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
hotan (Greek #3752)
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
KJV usage: as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
Pronounce: hot'-an
Origin: from 3753 and 302
f the
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
unclean
akathartos (Greek #169)
impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specially, (demonic))
KJV usage: foul, unclean.
Pronounce: ak-ath'-ar-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 2508 (meaning cleansed)
spirit
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
is gone
exerchomai (Greek #1831)
to issue (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: come (forth, out), depart (out of), escape, get out, go (abroad, away, forth, out, thence), proceed (forth), spread abroad.
Pronounce: ex-er'-khom-ahee
Origin: from 1537 and 2064
out of
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
a man
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
, heg walketh
dierchomai (Greek #1330)
to traverse (literally)
KJV usage: come, depart, go (about, abroad, everywhere, over, through, throughout), pass (by, over, through, throughout), pierce through, travel, walk through.
Pronounce: dee-er'-khom-ahee
Origin: from 1223 and 2064
through
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
dry
anudros (Greek #504)
waterless, i.e. dry
KJV usage: dry, without water.
Pronounce: an'-oo-dros
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 5204
places
topos (Greek #5117)
a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas 5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard
KJV usage: coast, licence, place, X plain, quarter, + rock, room, where.
Pronounce: top'-os
Origin: apparently a primary word
, seeking
zeteo (Greek #2212)
to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
KJV usage: be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare 4441.
Pronounce: dzay-teh'-o
Origin: of uncertain affinity
rest
anapausis (Greek #372)
intermission; by implication, recreation
KJV usage: rest.
Pronounce: an-ap'-ow-sis
Origin: from 373
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
findeth
heurisko (Greek #2147)
εὕρω (hyoo'-ro), which (together with another cognate form) εὑρέω (hyoo-reh'-o) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: find, get, obtain, perceive, see.
Pronounce: hyoo-ris'-ko
none
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
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Luke 11:24• 24When the unclean spirit hath gone out of the man, he goeth through dry places, seeking rest; and not finding any, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. (Luke 11:24)
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Job 1:7• 7And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 1:7)
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1 Peter 5:8• 8Be vigilant, watch: your adversary [the] devil as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour; (1 Peter 5:8)

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when.Had there been no reality in demoniacal possessions, as some have supposed, our Lord would scarcely have appealed to a case of this kind here, to point out the real state of the Jewish people, and their approaching desolation.
Had this been only a vulgar error, of the nonsense of which the learned scribes and wise Pharisees must have been convinced, the case, not being in point, because not true, must have been treated with contempt by the very people for whose conviction it was designed.the unclean.
Luke 11:24• 24When the unclean spirit hath gone out of the man, he goeth through dry places, seeking rest; and not finding any, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. (Luke 11:24)
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Acts 8:13• 13And Simon also himself believed; and being baptized he continued with Philip, and beholding signs and great works of power as they were done, was amazed. (Acts 8:13)
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Job 1:7• 7And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 1:7)
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Job 2:2• 2And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 2:2)
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1 Peter 5:8• 8Be vigilant, watch: your adversary [the] devil as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour; (1 Peter 5:8)
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Psa. 63:1• 1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.{HR}O God, my God [art] thou;{HR}Early will I seek thee.{HR}For thee thirsteth my soul,{HR}For thee longeth my flesh,{HR}In a land dry and weary without water; (Psa. 63:1)
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Isa. 35:6‑7• 6Then shall the lame [man] leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
 7And the glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes. (Isa. 35:6‑7)
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Isa. 41:18• 18I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the dry lands into water-springs. (Isa. 41:18)
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Ezek. 47:8‑12• 8Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea; which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
 9And it shall come to pass, that everything that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and everything shall live whither the river cometh.
 10And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
 11But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
 12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary; and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. (Ezek. 47:8‑12)
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Amos 8:11‑13• 11Behold, days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, when I will send a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.
 12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.
 13In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst; (Amos 8:11‑13)
seeking.
Matt. 8:29• 29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us? (Matt. 8:29)
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Mark 5:7‑13• 7and crying with a loud voice, says, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.
 8For he was saying to him, Come out of the man, unclean spirit.
 9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he says to him, My name is Legion: for we are many.
 10And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
 11Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding,
 12and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine that we may enter into them.
 13And immediately Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea [about two thousand], and were choked in the sea. (Mark 5:7‑13)
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Luke 8:28‑32• 28But seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.
 29For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the deserts.
 30And Jesus asked him saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: for many demons had entered into him.
 31And they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.
 32And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into those; and he suffered them. (Luke 8:28‑32)
• Every student of Scripture will acknowledge that the unclean spirit means idolatry, and its worship connects with demons, instead of God. Are we to suppose that our Lord suddenly breaks off from what He had been saying of the nation to treat of mere individuals? Clearly it is about Israel. (“Remarks on Matthew 12” by W. Kelly)
• Israel had laid aside their idolatrous habits; they went to the synagogue every sabbath day; and they were zealous enough to compass sea and land to make a proselyte. The house was apparently clean, and nothing outwardly to shock the eye if you looked at it. (“Remarks on Matthew 12” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find it.

W. Kelly Translation

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But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find [it].

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)