Luke 11:24

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When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places seeking rest but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

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  • Ps 63:1 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
  • Matt 12:43-45 : 43 When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through arid places seeking rest but does not find it. 44 Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and in order. 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  • Job 1:7 : 7 The LORD said to Satan, 'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming the earth and walking back and forth on it.'
  • Job 2:2 : 2 The LORD said to Satan, 'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming through the earth and walking back and forth on it.'
  • Isa 35:1-2 : 1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and bloom like a crocus. 2 It will burst into bloom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.
  • Isa 35:7 : 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes.
  • Isa 41:17-19 : 17 The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers on the barren heights and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water and the parched ground into flowing springs. 19 I will put in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive. I will set junipers in the wasteland, the fir and the cypress together,
  • Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.
  • Isa 48:22 : 22 'There is no peace for the wicked,' says the LORD.
  • Isa 57:20-21 : 20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. 21 'There is no peace,' says my God, 'for the wicked.'
  • Ezek 47:8-9 : 8 He said to me, 'This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it flows into the sea, the water there becomes fresh.' 9 Every living creature that swarms wherever the river goes will live. There will be many fish because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows, everything will live. 10 Fishermen will stand along its shores; from En Gedi to En Eglaim, there will be places to spread nets. The fish will be of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very numerous. 11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.
  • Mark 5:10 : 10 And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.
  • Mark 9:25 : 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!'
  • Eph 2:2 : 2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now at work in those who are disobedient.
  • Judg 6:37-40 : 37 Look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and the ground remains dry, then I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said. 38 And that is exactly what happened. When Gideon rose early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung enough dew from it to fill a bowl with water. 39 Then Gideon said to God, 'Please do not be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Allow me to test just once more with the fleece. Let the fleece remain dry, while dew covers the ground around it.' 40 That night, God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and the ground around it was covered with dew.
  • Prov 4:16 : 16 For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

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  • Matt 12:43-45
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    43When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through arid places seeking rest but does not find it.

    44Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and in order.

    45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.

  • Luke 11:25-26
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    25When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

    26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.

  • Mark 1:25-26
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    25Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!'

    26The unclean spirit convulsed the man, and with a loud cry, it came out of him.

  • Mark 5:2-4
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    2As Jesus stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet Him.

    3This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains.

    4He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

  • Mark 5:8-10
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    8For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!'

    9Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' He replied, 'My name is Legion, for we are many.'

    10And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

  • Mark 1:23
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    23Just then, in their synagogue, there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

  • Luke 8:27
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    27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs.

  • Luke 11:21-23
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    21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure.

    22But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

    23Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.

  • Luke 8:37-39
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    37Then the whole crowd from the region of the Gadarenes begged Him to leave them, because they were overwhelmed with great fear. So He got into the boat and returned.

    38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

    39"Return to your home and tell how much God has done for you." So the man went away and proclaimed throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

  • Luke 8:29
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    29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

  • Mark 3:27
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    27No one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.

  • Matt 8:28
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    28When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out from the tombs to meet Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

  • Matt 12:29-30
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    29Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

    30Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.

  • Luke 4:33
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    33In the synagogue, there was a man with a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice,

  • Lev 14:45-46
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    45The house must be demolished, with all its stones, timbers, and plaster taken outside the city to an unclean place.

    46Anyone who enters the house during the period it is quarantined will be unclean until evening.

  • Matt 10:13-14
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    13If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

    14If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that house or town and shake off the dust from your feet.

  • Acts 19:16
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    16Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

  • Luke 8:33
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    33When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

  • Matt 12:26
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    26If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

  • Mark 3:30
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    30He said this because they were saying, "He has an impure spirit."

  • Mark 5:18
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    18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with Him.

  • Mark 9:25
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    25When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!'

  • Luke 8:35
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    35The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

  • Mark 7:23-24
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    23All these evils come from within and defile a person.

    24And from there, He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know, but He could not remain hidden.

  • Job 7:10
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    10He will never come back to his house; his place will know him no more.

  • Luke 9:4
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    4Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the town.

  • Luke 10:6
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    6If a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on them; but if not, it will return to you.

  • Matt 8:31
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    31The demons begged Him, 'If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.'

  • Luke 11:17-18
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    17But knowing their thoughts, He said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against itself falls.

    18If Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

  • Luke 9:39
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    39A spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out. It throws him into convulsions, causing him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him and severely bruises him.

  • Mark 7:30
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    30She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

  • Luke 11:14
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    14Jesus was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed.

  • Mark 5:15
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    15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, dressed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.