Parallel Gospels 34 - An Unclean Spirit’s Return

Matthew 12:43-45Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

An Unclean Spirit’s Return

43 “When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any. 44 Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order. 45 Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”

Luke 11:24-26Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

An Unclean Spirit’s Return

24 “When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest,and not finding rest, it then[a] says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’ 25 And returning, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first.”