Matthew 12:41-47 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

41. On the day of judgment the people of Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah.

42. The Queen of the South will also stand there with you and condemn you. She travelled a long way to hear Solomon's wisdom, and yet here is something much greater than Solomon.

43. When an evil spirit leaves a person, it travels through the desert, looking for a place to rest. But when the demon doesn't find a place,

44. it says, “I will go back to the home I left.” When it gets there and finds the place empty, clean, and tidy,

45. it goes off and finds seven other evil spirits even worse than itself. They all come and make their home there, and the person ends up in a worse state than before. That's how it will be with you evil people of today.

46. While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside because they wanted to talk with him.

47. Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to talk with you.”

Matthew 12