50 Empty House

The Parables of Jesus

50. Empty House Last Revised: 5/14/00
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12:43-45

43 &Otan de; to; ajkavqarton pneu'ma ejxevlqh/ ajpo; tou' ajnqrwvpou, dievrcetai di j ajnuvdrwn tovpwn zhtou'n ajnavpausin kai; oujc euJrivskei. 44 tovte levgei, Eij" to;n oi\kovn mou ejpistrevyw o&qen ejxh'lqon^. kai; ejlqo;n euJrivskei scolavzonta sesarwmevnon kai; kekosmhmevnon.
45 tovte poreuvetai kai; paralambavnei meq j eJautou' eJpta; e&tera pneuvmata ponhrovtera eJautou' kai; eijselqovnta katoikei' ejkei'^. kai; givnetai ta; e[scata tou' ajnqrwvpou ejkeivnou ceivrona tw'n prwvtwn. ou&tw" e[stai kai; th'/ genea'/ tauvth/ th'/ ponhra'/.

43 "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, but he 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 brings with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation."

11:24-26

24 &Otan to; ajkavqarton pneu'ma ejxevlqh/ ajpo; tou' ajnqrwvpou, dievrcetai di j ajnuvdrwn tovpwn zhtou'n ajnavpausin kai; mh; euJrivskon^. ÍtovteÑ levgei, JUpostrevyw eij" to;n oi\kovn mou o&qen ejxh'lqon^. 25 kai; ejlqo;n euJrivskei sesarwmevnon kai; kekosmhmevnon.
26 tovte poreuvetai kai; paralambavnei e&tera pneuvmata ponhrovtera eJautou' eJptav kai; eijselqovnta katoikei' ejkei'^. kai; givnetai ta; e[scata tou' ajnqrwvpou ejkeivnou ceivrona tw'n prwvtwn.

24 "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless 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 brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first."