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Then it says, &#8216I will return to the house I left.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/luke/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> “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.’ <a href="/esv/luke/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ <a href="/bsb/luke/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ <a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> When the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest and not finding any. Then it says, 'I will return to my house, from where I came out.' <a href="/kjv/luke/11.htm">King James Bible</a> When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. <a href="/nkjv/luke/11.htm">New King James Version</a> “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.’ <a href="/nasb_/luke/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it then says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ <a href="/nasb/luke/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, &#8216I will return to my house from which I came.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/luke/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ <a href="/lsb/luke/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ <a href="/amp/luke/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places in search [of a place] of rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will go back to my house (person) from which I came.’ <a href="/csb/luke/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ <a href="/hcsb/luke/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, I&#8217ll go back to my house where I came from.&#8217 <a href="/asv/luke/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out. <a href="/cev/luke/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When an evil spirit leaves a person, it travels through the desert, looking for a place to rest. But when it doesn't find a place, it says, "I will go back to the home I left." <a href="/erv/luke/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out. <a href="/gwt/luke/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "When an evil spirit comes out of a person, it goes through dry places looking for a place to rest. But it doesn't find any. Then it says, 'I'll go back to the home I left.' <a href="/gnt/luke/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> "When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, it says to itself, 'I will go back to my house.' <a href="/isv/luke/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Whenever an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through dry places looking for a place to rest but doesn't find any. So it says, 'I will go back to my home that I left.' <a href="/msb/luke/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ?I will return to the house I left.? <a href="/net/luke/11.htm">NET Bible</a> "When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.' <a href="/nheb/luke/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of the person, passes through dry places, seeking rest, and finding none, he says, 'I will turn back to my house from which I came out.' <a href="/wbt/luke/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest: and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. <a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "When a foul spirit has left a man, it roams about in the Desert, seeking a resting-place; but, unable to find any, it says, 'I will return to the house I have left;" <a href="/web/luke/11.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it walks through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it says, I will return to my house from where I came forth; <a href="/blb/luke/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> When the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest and not finding any. Then it says, 'I will return to my house, from where I came out.' <a href="/ylt/luke/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; <a href="/slt/luke/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> When the unclean spirit comes out from a man, he passes through places wanting water, seeking rest; and not finding, he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through places without water, seeking rest; and not finding, he saith: I will return into my house whence I came out. <a href="/cpdv/luke/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When an unclean spirit has departed from a man, he walks through waterless places, seeking rest. And not finding any, he says: ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed.’ <a href="/nabre/luke/11.htm">New American Bible</a> “When an unclean spirit goes out of someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it says, ‘I shall return to my home from which I came.’ <a href="/nrsvce/luke/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it wanders through waterless regions looking for a resting place, but not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When an unclean spirit is gone out of a man, it goes away and travels in places where there is no water, to seek rest; and when it finds it not, it says, I will return to my own house from whence I came out. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Whenever a vile spirit has gone out from a man, it goes traveling around in places where there is no water to seek rest for itself; Whenever it does not find it, it says, 'I shall return to my house from whence I came.' “<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house out of which I came. <a href="/godbey/luke/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>When the unclean spirit may go out from the man, he goes through dry places; seeking rest, and finding none, he says, I will return into my own house, whence I came out.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> When the unclean spirit goeth out of a man, he passes through places destitute of water, seeking repose; and not finding it, saith, I will go back to my habitation from whence I came out: <a href="/mace/luke/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> When the impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders about the wilds in quest of some repose: but finding none, I will return, says he, to the abode I have quitted. <a href="/wey/luke/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "When a foul spirit has left a man, it roams about in the Desert, seeking a resting-place; but, unable to find any, it says, 'I will return to the house I have left;" <a href="/worrell/luke/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"When the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest; and, not finding it, it says, 'I will return into my house whence I came out.'<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>When an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry <Fr>desert<FR> places, seeking rest: and finding none he saith, I will return into my house, that I came out of;<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/11-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4654" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/11.htm">An Unclean Spirit Returns</a> 23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. 24<a href="/greek/3752.htm" title="3752: Hotan (Conj) -- When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.">When</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akatharton (Adj-NNS) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).">an unclean</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneuma (N-NNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">spirit</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exelthē (V-ASA-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">comes out</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a man,</a> <a href="/greek/1330.htm" title="1330: dierchetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.">it passes</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/504.htm" title="504: anydrōn (Adj-GMP) -- Without water, dry; subst: dry places, desert. Waterless, i.e. Dry.">arid</a> <a href="/greek/5117.htm" title="5117: topōn (N-GMP) -- Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.">places</a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētoun (V-PPA-NNS) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">seeking</a> <a href="/greek/372.htm" title="372: anapausin (N-AFS) -- Rest, cessation from labor, refreshment. From anapano; intermission; by implication, recreation.">rest</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuriskon (V-PPA-NNS) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">does not find it.</a> <a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">it says,</a> <a href="/greek/5290.htm" title="5290: Hypostrepsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.">‘I will return</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikon (N-AMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/3606.htm" title="3606: hothen (Adv) -- From hos with the directive enclitic of source; from which place or source or cause."></a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthon (V-AIA-1S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">I left.’</a> 25On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43-45</a> When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. / Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order. / Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.” <a href="/mark/5-1.htm">Mark 5:1-20</a> On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes. / As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. / This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains. ... <a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a> Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. <a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-12</a> Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a> Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. <a href="/1_john/4-4.htm">1 John 4:4</a> You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Acts 19:13-16</a> Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” / Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. / But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” ... <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a> You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a> He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, <a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a> If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.” <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Job 1:7</a> “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a> Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a> How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ... <a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12-17</a> “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. / You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. / You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he said, I will return to my house from where I came out.the unclean.<a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43-45</a> When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none… he walketh.<a href="/job/1-7.htm">Job 1:7</a> And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.<a href="/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2</a> And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.<a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a> Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:dry.<a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Judges 6:37-40</a> Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said… <a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;<a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1,2,7</a> The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose… seeking.<a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Proverbs 4:16</a> For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.<a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm">Isaiah 48:22</a> There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.<a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20,21</a> But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt… I will.<a href="/mark/5-10.htm">Mark 5:10</a> And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.<a href="/mark/9-25.htm">Mark 9:25</a> When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Arid</a> <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/luke/8-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/8-29.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/luke/11-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/mark/7-19.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/luke/10-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/luke/9-4.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Roams</a> <a href="/luke/11-10.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/luke/10-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/luke/9-42.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Waterless</a> <a href="/luke/1-43.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Arid</a> <a href="/john/1-23.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/luke/23-31.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/luke/11-26.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/19-48.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/luke/11-50.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/john/11-39.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/luke/11-25.htm">House</a> <a href="/romans/2-1.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/luke/11-26.htm">Places</a> <a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-13.htm">Roams</a> <a href="/luke/11-54.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/luke/12-10.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/luke/16-2.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/acts/5-16.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/john/11-9.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">Waterless</a> <a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 11</div>1. <a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Jesus teaches us to pray, and that instantly;</a> 11. <a href="/luke/11-11.htm">assuring us that God will give all good things to those who ask him.</a> 14. <a href="/luke/11-14.htm">He, casting out a demon, rebukes the blasphemous Pharisees;</a> 27. <a href="/luke/11-27.htm">and shows who are blessed;</a> 29. <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">preaches to the people;</a> 37. <a href="/luke/11-37.htm">and reprimands the outward show of holiness.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When an unclean spirit comes out of a man This phrase refers to the expulsion or departure of a demon from a person. In biblical context, unclean spirits are synonymous with demons, which are malevolent spiritual beings opposed to God. The act of an unclean spirit leaving a person can be seen as a deliverance or exorcism, a theme prevalent in Jesus' ministry (e.g., <a href="/mark/1-23.htm">Mark 1:23-26</a>). The concept of spiritual warfare is significant here, highlighting the ongoing battle between good and evil.it passes through arid places seeking rest Arid places, or dry regions, are often symbolic of desolation and spiritual barrenness. In ancient Near Eastern culture, deserts were considered dwelling places for evil spirits, as they are inhospitable and devoid of life. The spirit's search for rest indicates its restless nature and inability to find peace apart from inhabiting a host. This reflects the spiritual truth that true rest is found only in God (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>).and does not find it The inability of the unclean spirit to find rest emphasizes the futility and dissatisfaction inherent in evil. This can be paralleled with the human experience of seeking fulfillment in worldly or sinful pursuits, which ultimately leads to emptiness. The spirit's failure to find rest underscores the idea that peace and contentment are found only in alignment with God's will.Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ The "house" symbolizes the person from whom the spirit was expelled. The spirit's decision to return suggests a persistent threat of spiritual relapse or backsliding. This highlights the importance of spiritual vigilance and the need for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to prevent reoccupation by evil (<a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-18</a>). The narrative warns of the dangers of spiritual complacency and the necessity of maintaining a strong relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/u/unclean_spirit.htm">Unclean Spirit</a> A demonic entity that influences or possesses individuals, causing spiritual and sometimes physical harm. 2. <a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man</a> Represents the person who was previously possessed by the unclean spirit. 3. <a href="/topical/a/arid_places.htm">Arid Places</a> Symbolic of desolate, dry regions where the spirit wanders, seeking rest but finding none. 4. <a href="/topical/h/house.htm">House</a> Metaphorically refers to the person’s life or soul from which the spirit was expelled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a> Believers must remain vigilant and spiritually alert, as the enemy seeks opportunities to regain influence in their lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_emptiness.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Emptiness</a> An empty spiritual life is vulnerable to demonic influence. It is crucial to fill one's life with the Holy Spirit and God's Word. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Warfare</a> Christians are engaged in a spiritual battle and must equip themselves with the armor of God to stand firm against demonic forces. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a> Genuine repentance and a commitment to spiritual renewal are necessary to prevent the return of past sins or influences. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a> Engaging in a community of believers provides support and accountability, helping to guard against spiritual attacks.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 11</a> <a href="/q/does_luke_11_24-26_contradict_mental_health.htm">In Luke 11:24–26, does the description of evil spirits roaming and returning contradict current psychological or medical understanding of mental disorders? </a> <a href="/q/can_demons_recognize_jesus_evidence.htm">Mark 3:11: How can demons recognize Jesus as the Son of God, and what scientific or historical basis, if any, supports the existence of demon possession?</a> <a href="/q/why_dismiss_womenand#8217;s_testimony_of_jesus.htm">Luke 24:11: Why would those closest to Jesus dismiss the women's testimony if Jesus had foretold His resurrection?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_fallen_angels.htm">What are fallen angels?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24-26) When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man.--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/12-43.htm" title="When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.">Matthew 12:43-45</a>. Here the only variations are (1) the omission of the house being "empty," and (2) of the application of the parable to "this wicked generation."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 24, 25. - When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. The devil, expelled for a season, watches his opportunity and quickly returns; the exorcist-physician was powerless without the aid of Christ to accomplish anything more than a half-cure; the relapse, as we shall see, was worse than the original malady. The imagery of the "dry place" through which the devil walked (luring his temporary absence from the afflicted soul, was derived from the popular tradition that spirits of evil frequented ruins and desert places (see the Talmud, 'Treatise Berachoth,' fol. 3, a; and Tobit 8:3). <a href="/commentaries/luke/11-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When Ὅταν (Hotan) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3752.htm">Strong's 3752: </a> When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. an unclean ἀκάθαρτον (akatharton) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_169.htm">Strong's 169: </a> Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic). spirit πνεῦμα (pneuma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. comes out ἐξέλθῃ (exelthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. of ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. a man, ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. it passes διέρχεται (dierchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse. through δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. arid ἀνύδρων (anydrōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_504.htm">Strong's 504: </a> Without water, dry; subst: dry places, desert. Waterless, i.e. Dry. places τόπων (topōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard. seeking ζητοῦν (zētoun) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. rest ἀνάπαυσιν (anapausin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_372.htm">Strong's 372: </a> Rest, cessation from labor, refreshment. From anapano; intermission; by implication, recreation. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. does not find [it]. εὑρίσκον (heuriskon) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. Then τότε (tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. it says, λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ‘I will return Ὑποστρέψω (Hypostrepsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5290.htm">Strong's 5290: </a> To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. [the] μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. house οἶκόν (oikon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. I left.? ἐξῆλθον (exēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. 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