Berean Standard 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.”
Jesus is responding to people who demand a sign while rejecting the works they have already seen, and he closes with a short story about an unclean spirit that leaves a person. The spirit wanders and then decides to go back to the place it left.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
then it said, I will turn back to my house from which I came forth; and having come, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned:
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Entonces dice: Me volveré á mi casa de donde salí: y cuando viene, la halla desocupada, barrida y adornada.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
el espíritu se dice: “Es mejor que regrese a la casa de donde salí”. Al regresar, la encuentra desocupada, barrida y arreglada.
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