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Andκαὶwhen it comes,ἐλθὸνit finds itεὑρίσκειsweptσεσαρωμένονandκαὶput in order.κεκοσμημένον
Luke 11:25
Study it in the app“And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 11:25, word by word
- when it comesἐλθὸνelthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthon” appears- it finds itεὑρίσκειheuriskei
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuriskei” appears- sweptσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenon
sweep
Sweep, sweep clean.
Where else “sesarōmenon” appears- put in orderκεκοσμημένονkekosmēmenon
put in order
To set something straight.
Where else “kekosmēmenon” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The unclean spirit returns
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
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Luke 11:24-26
24When the unclean spirit goes out of the person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ 25And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order. 26Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that person becomes worse than the first.”
43When the unclean spirit goes out of the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it. 44Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’ And when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order. 45Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will be also with this evil generation.”
The context
24When the unclean spirit goes out of the person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came out.’
25 · This verse (above)
26Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that person becomes worse than the first.”
To study Luke 11 in a group
1. What it says
When the disciples ask to be taught to pray, what does Jesus tell them to say, and what stories does he add? (vv. 1-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says “ask, seek, knock” and compares God to a father who gives good gifts. What does that teach about what God is like? (vv. 9-13)
3. How I live it
What concrete thing would you like to ask God today, with the trust a child has when speaking to a father?