Matthew Chapter 12 verse 44 Holy Bible
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.
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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.
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Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned.
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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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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.
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then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth `it' unoccupied, swept, and adorned:
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 44. - Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out. In the true text the emphasis lies on the words, "into my house;" i.e. the place that I have found so comfortable before, where I was so thoroughly at home; which, in fact, is still mine. Observe the curious parallel to Matthew 10:25. The Jews had called Christ Beelzebub absolutely without reason, but in their own ease it was only too possible that they had an unclean spirit as "master of the house." And when he is come, he findeth it empty, unoccupied (σχολάζοντα). Swept; "cleansed with besoms" (Wickliffe); σεσαρωμένον. And garnished; "made fair" (Wickliffe); καὶ κεκοσμημένον. It had no tenant, but it was fully prepared for one; all the rubbish had been removed, and suitable preparations been made.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(44) Empty, swept, and garnished.--The words have a two-fold symbolism, as representing (1) the state of the possessed man, and (2) that of the nation of which he is made the type. The latter belongs to the interpretation of the parable as a whole. The former portrays the state of the man who has been delivered from the wildness of frenzy, but has been left to the routine of common life and conventional morality, with no higher spiritual influence to protect and guard him.
