Luke 11:24-32

English Standard Version

Return of an Unclean Spirit

²⁴^(A)“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through ^(B)waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ ²⁵And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. ²⁶Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And ^(C)the last state of that person is worse than the first.”

True Blessedness

²⁷As he said these things, ^(D)a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ^(E)“Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” ²⁸But he said, ^(F)“Blessed rather are those ^(G)who hear the word of God and ^(H)keep it!”

The Sign of Jonah

²⁹^(I)When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ^(J)“This generation is an evil generation. ^(K)It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ³⁰For as ^(L)Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. ³¹^(M)The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and ^(N)condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, ^(O)something greater than Solomon is here. ³²^(P)The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and ^(Q)condemn it, for ^(R)they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, ^(S)something greater than Jonah is here.