King James Bible
KJVWhen the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Matthew 12:43 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
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King James BibleKJV | When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. | |
American Standard VersionASV | But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find it. | |
English Revised VersionERV | But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and he findeth none. | |
World English BibleWEB | But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | 'And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find; | |
American King James VersionAKJV | When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | |No sooner however has the foul spirit gone out of the man, then he roams about in places where there is no water, seeking rest but finding none. |