Matthew 12:44

Then he saith, I will returne into my house from whence I came out; And when he is come, he findeth it emptie, swept, and garnished.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came'; and when it comes, it finds {it} unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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.
- Basic English Bible

Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds [it] unoccupied, swept, and adorned.
- Darby Bible

Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
- Douay-Rheims 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.
- English Revised Version

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.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 12:44

12:44 Whence he came out - He speaks as if he had come out of his own accord: See his pride! He findeth it empty - of God, of Christ, of his Spirit: Swept - from love, lowliness, meekness, and all the fruits of the Spirit: And garnished - With levity and security: so that there is nothing to keep him out, and much to invite him in.