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24 The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the man, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, ‘I will turn back to my house from which I came out.’ 25 When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order. 26 Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first.”

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24  When hotan the ho unclean akathartos spirit pneuma departs exerchomai from apo a ho person anthrōpos, it travels dierchomai through dia waterless anydros places topos seeking zēteō rest anapausis, and kai not finding heuriskō one; then tote it says legō, ‘ I will return hypostrephō to eis · ho my egō house oikos from hothen which I departed exerchomai.’ 25 · kai When the spirit returns erchomai, it finds heuriskō the house swept saroō and kai put kosmeō in order . 26 Then tote it goes poreuō and kai takes paralambanō along seven hepta other heteros spirits pneuma more evil ponēros than itself heautou, and kai after going eiserchomai in they settle katoikeō down to live there ekei. So kai the ho last eschatos state of ho that ekeinos person anthrōpos has become ginomai worse cheirōn than the ho first prōtos.”

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