²² But when someone stronger comes and ·defeats [overpowers; conquers] him, the stronger one will take away the ·weapons [armor] ·the first man trusted [on which he relied] and will ·give away the possessions [^Ldivide his plunder].

²³ “Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not ·work [^Lgather] with me ·is working against me [scatters; ^Cthe metaphor is probably to gathering or scattering a flock; John 10:12].

The Empty Person^(A)

²⁴ “When an ·evil [defiling; ^Lunclean; 4:33] spirit comes out of a person, it ·travels [wanders] through ·dry [waterless; arid] places, looking for a place to rest. But when it finds no place, it says, ‘I will go back to the house [^Cmeaning the person] I left.’