Luke 11:24-26
New King James Version
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.’ 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and (C)the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
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Luke 11:24-26
Lexham English Bible
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. 26 Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and[e] live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first!”
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- Luke 11:24 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 11:24 Some manuscripts have “Then it says”
- Luke 11:25 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrives”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 11:25 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 11:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go in”) has been translated as a finite verb
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