Cross Reference MATTHEW 12:43 WHEN THE UNCLEAN SPIRIT IS GONE OUT OF A MAN HE WALKETH THROUGH DRY PLACES SEEKING REST AND FINDETH NONE

{Matthew 12:43} y1161 When 3752 the x3588 unclean 169 spirit 4151 is gone 1831 z5632 out of 575 a man, 444 he walketh 1330 z5736 through 1223 dry 504 places, 5117 seeking 2212 z5723 rest, 372 and 2532 findeth 2147 z5719 none. 3756

when:
Had there been no reality in demoniacal possessions, as some have supposed, our Lord would scarcely have appealed to a case of this kind here, to point out the real state of the Jewish people, and their approaching desolation. Had this been only a vulgar error, of the nonsense of which the learned scribes and wise Pharisees must have been convinced, the case, not being in point, because not true, must have been treated with contempt by the very people for whose conviction it was designed.

the unclean:
"Whenª the¹ uncleanª spiritª is goneª ° out ofª a man,ª he walkethª ° throughª dryª places,ª seekingª ° rest;ª andª findingª ° none,ª he saith,ª ° I will returnª ° untoª myª houseª whenceª I came out.ª °" {Lke 11:24} + "Thenª Simonª himselfª believedª ° also:ª andª when he was baptized,ª ° he continuedª ª °° with Philip,ª andª wondered,ª ° beholdingª ° the¹ miraclesª andª signsª ² which were done.ª °°" {Act 8:13}

he:
"And the LORDª saidª ° unto¹ Satan,ª Whenceª ¹ comestª ° thou? Then Satanª answeredª °¹ the LORD,ª and said,ª ° From going to and froª °¹ in the earth,ª and from walking up and downª °¹ in it." {Job 1:7} + "And the LORDª saidª ° unto¹ Satan,ª From whenceª ¹ ¹ comestª ° thou? And Satanª answeredª °¹ the LORD,ª and said,ª ° From going to and froª °¹ in the earth,ª and from walking up and downª °¹ in it." {Job 2:2} + "Be sober,ª ° be vigilant;ª ° becauseª yourª adversaryª the devil,ª asª a roaringª ° lion,ª walketh about,ª ° seekingª ° whomª he may devour:ª °" {1Pe 5:8}

dry:
"[[A Psalmª of David,ª when he was¹ in the wildernessª of Judah.]]ª O God,ª thou¹ [art] my God;ª early will I seekª ° thee: my soulª thirstethª ° for thee, my fleshª longethª ° for thee in a dryª and thirstyª land,ª where noª waterª is;" {Psa 63:1} + "Then¹ shall the lameª [man] leapª ° as an hart,ª and the tongueª of the dumbª sing:ª ° for¹ in the wildernessª shall watersª break out,ª ° and streamsª in the desert.ª ... And the parched groundª shall become¹ a pool,ª and the thirsty landª springsª of water:ª in the habitationª of dragons,² ¹ where each lay,ª [shall be] grassª with reedsª and rushes.ª" {Isa 35:6-7} + "I will openª ° riversª in¹ high places,ª and fountainsª in the midstª of the valleys:ª I will makeª ° the wildernessª a poolª of water,ª and the dryª landª springsª of water.ª" {Isa 41:18} + "Then saidª ° he unto¹ me, These¹ watersª issue outª ° toward¹ the eastª country,ª and go downª ° into¹ the desert,ª and go² ° into¹ the sea:ª [which being] brought forthª ° into¹ the sea,ª the watersª shall be healed.ª ° ... And by¹ the riverª upon¹ the bankª thereof, on this side¹ ¹ and on that side,¹ ¹ shall growª ° all¹ treesª for meat,ª whose leafª shall not¹ fade,ª ° neither¹ shall the fruitª thereof be consumed:ª ° it shall bring forth new fruitª ° according to his months,ª because¹ their watersª they¹ issued outª ° of¹ the sanctuary:ª and the fruitª thereof shall be¹ for meat,ª and the leafª thereof for medicine.ª" {Ezk 47:8-12} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª ° saithª ° the Lordª GOD,ª that I will sendª ° a famineª in the land,ª not¹ a famineª of bread,ª nor¹ a thirstª for water,ª but¹ ¹ of hearingª °¹ the wordsª of the LORD:ª ... In that¹ dayª shall the fairª virginsª and young menª faintª ° for thirst.ª" {Ams 8:11-13}

seeking:
"And,ª behold,ª ° they cried out,ª ° saying,ª ° What² have we² to do with² thee,ª ¹ ¹ Jesus,ª thou Sonª of God?ª art thou comeª ° hitherª to tormentª ° usª beforeª the time?ª" {Mtt 8:29} + "Andª criedª ° with a loudª voice,ª and said,ª ° What² have I² to do² with thee,ª ¹ ¹ ¹ Jesus,ª [thou] Sonª of the¹ most highª God?ª I adjureª ° theeª by God,ª that thou tormentª ° meª not.ª ... Andª forthwithª Jesusª gave² ° them² leave.ª °¹ Andª the¹ uncleanª spiritsª went out,ª ° and¹ enteredª ° intoª the¹ swine:ª andª the¹ herdª ran² ° violently¹ downª a steep placeª intoª the¹ sea,ª ² (they¹ wereª ° aboutª two thousand;)ª andª were chokedª ° inª the¹ sea.ª" {Mrk 5:7-13} + "Whenª he sawª ° Jesus,ª he cried out,ª ° andª fell down beforeª ° him,ª andª with a loudª voiceª said,ª ° What² have I² to do with² thee,ª ¹ ¹ ¹ Jesus,ª [thou] Sonª of Godª most high?ª I beseechª ° thee,ª tormentª ° meª not.ª ... Andª there wasª ° thereª an herdª of manyª swineª feedingª ° onª the¹ mountain:ª andª they besoughtª ° himª thatª he would sufferª ° themª to enterª ° intoª them.ª Andª he sufferedª ° them.ª" {Lke 8:28-32}

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