Luke 11:24
When the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
23He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
25And on coming, it findeth it swept and put in order.
Cross References
Job 2:2And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From wandering over the earth, and walking up and down in it.
Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, unless they have done mischief; Yea, their sleep is taken away, unless they have caused some to fall.
Isaiah 35:7The glowing sands shall become a pool, And the thirsty ground springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, Shall be a place for reeds and rushes.
Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water upon the thirsty land, And streams upon the dry ground. I will pour out my spirit on thy children, And my blessing on thine offspring;
Isaiah 57:20But the wicked is like the troubled sea, Which cannot rest, Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Matthew Henry on Luke 11:15-27
Christ Accused of Leaguing with Satan; Watchfulness Inculcated. 14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.… Read the whole commentary →