Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then he says, ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed’. And arriving, he finds it vacant, swept clean, and decorated. "
— Matthew 12:44, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.”
“Then it says,‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.”
“Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.”
“Then he says, I will go back into my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he sees that there is no one in it, but that it has been made fair and clean.”
“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.”
The men of Nineveh shall arise in judgment with this generation, and they shall condemn it. For, at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, there is a greater than Jonah here.
The Queen of the South shall arise in judgment with this generation, and she shall condemn it. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, there is a greater than Solomon here.
Now when an unclean spirit departs from a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and he does not find it.
Then he says, ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed’. And arriving, he finds it vacant, swept clean, and decorated.
Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and live there. And in the end, the man becomes worse than he was at first. So, too, shall it be with this most wicked generation.”
While he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak with him.
And someone said to him: “Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, seeking you.”