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NASB | Matthew 12:44 "Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came'; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:44 "Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it arrives, it finds the place unoccupied, swept, and put in order. |
Bible Question:
Luke 31:24-27 - NLT: "When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says "I will return to the person I came from", so it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before." What is this passage talking about? Aileen |
Bible Answer: Hi Aileen This is the entire teaching of Jesus, in it's context. Take note that the Pharisee, asked Jesus a question, and then He answered. Mat 12:38-45 38. Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 42. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 43. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. (EVEN SO SHALL IT BE ALSO UNTO THIS WICKED GANERATION). This teaching is not about unclean spirits being cast out or leaving a person of there own volition. You can see from this whole teaching by Jesus, that He was talking about the Jewish People / Nation. He used the story of the unclean spirit as an allegory for the Jews. Grace be unto you lightedsteps |
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