An Unclean Spirit Returns^(A)

^24 (B)“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

An Unclean Spirit Returns^(A)

^43 (B)“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, ^(C)he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. ⁴⁴ Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. ⁴⁵ Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; ^(D)and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.”

⁸ Be ^[a]sober, be ^[b]vigilant; ^[c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David ^(A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

² And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?”

^(A)Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

⁷ And the Lord said to ^[a]Satan, “From where do you come?”

So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From ^(A)going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

¹⁰ Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country.

^2 (A)in which you once walked according to the ^[a]course of this world, according to ^(B)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in ^(C)the sons of disobedience,