23 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.

An Unclean Spirit Returns

24 “Whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it.[a] It says,[b] ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ 25 And when it[c] arrives it finds the house[d] swept and put in order.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:24 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Luke 11:24 Some manuscripts have “Then it says”
  3. Luke 11:25 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrives”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 11:25 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

23 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(A)

24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

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