Return of an Unclean Spirit
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k "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, l he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
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"Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
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"Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; m and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation."
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Cross References
Luke 11:24 - 26
"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.'
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Cross References
Job 1:7
And the LORD said to Satan, "From where do you come?" So Satan answered the LORD and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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Cross References
Mark 5:9
Then He asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, saying, "My name is Legion; for we are many.
Luke 11:26
"Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first."
Hebrews 6:4 - 8
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 10:26
For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
2 Peter 2:20 - 22
For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.