22 But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers(A) him, he takes from him all his weapons[a](B) he trusted(C) in, and divides up his plunder.(D) 23 Anyone who is not with me is against me,(E) and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.

An Unclean Spirit’s Return

24 “When(F) an unclean spirit(G) comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest,(H) and not finding rest, it then[b] says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’

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Footnotes

  1. 11:22 Gk panoplia, the armor and weapons of a foot soldier; Eph 6:11,13
  2. 11:24 Other mss omit then

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