Matthew 12:43
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 12:43 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 12:43 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 12:43 — KJV
“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.”
— Matthew 12:43 (KJV)
Matthew 12:43 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 12:43
“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:43: unclean, spirit, gone
“For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. habitations: or, pastures burned up: or, desolate both...: Heb. from the fowl even to, etc”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:43: gone, through, none
“Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. because of great...: Heb. for the greatness of servitude”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:43: gone, rest, findeth
“And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. sheep: or, goats”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:43: through, rest, none
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. flesh...: Gr. blood and flesh spiritual...: or, wicked spirits high: or, heavenly”
Shares key themes with Matthew 12:43: spirit, places, rest
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