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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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THE MESSAGE
Luke 11:25
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Christian Standard Bible®
Returning, it finds the house swept and put in order.
Returning, it finds the house swept and put in order.
King James Version (1611)
And when hee commeth, hee findeth it swept and garnished.
And when hee commeth, hee findeth it swept and garnished.
King James Version
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
English Standard Version
And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order.
And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order.
New American Standard Bible
"And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
"And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
New Century Version
And when it comes back, it finds that house swept clean and made neat.
And when it comes back, it finds that house swept clean and made neat.
Amplified Bible
"And when it comes, it finds the place swept and put in order.
"And when it comes, it finds the place swept and put in order.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
"And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
And when it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
Berean Standard Bible
On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
Contemporary English Version
When it gets there and finds the place clean and fixed up,
When it gets there and finds the place clean and fixed up,
Complete Jewish Bible
When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
Darby Translation
And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.
And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.
Easy-to-Read Version
When it comes back, it finds that home all neat and clean.
When it comes back, it finds that home all neat and clean.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
George Lamsa Translation
And if it should come and find it warm and well furnished,
And if it should come and find it warm and well furnished,
Good News Translation
So it goes back and finds the house clean and all fixed up.
So it goes back and finds the house clean and all fixed up.
Lexham English Bible
And when it arrives it finds the house swept and put in order.
And when it arrives it finds the house swept and put in order.
Literal Translation
And coming, he finds it having been swept and having been decorated.
And coming, he finds it having been swept and having been decorated.
American Standard Version
And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Bible in Basic English
And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.
And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.
Hebrew Names Version
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
International Standard Version
When it arrives, it finds it swept clean and put in order.
When it arrives, it finds it swept clean and put in order.
Etheridge Translation
And when he cometh he findeth it swept and ornamented.
And when he cometh he findeth it swept and ornamented.
Murdock Translation
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept clean and set in order.
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept clean and set in order.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he commeth, he fyndeth it swept and garnisshed.
And when he commeth, he fyndeth it swept and garnisshed.
English Revised Version
And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
World English Bible
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
When he returns, he finds it swept and put in order.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And coming he findeth it swept and garnished.
And coming he findeth it swept and garnished.
Weymouth's New Testament
and when it comes, it finds the house swept clean and in good order.
and when it comes, it finds the house swept clean and in good order.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he cometh, he fyndith it clansid with besyms, and fayre arayed.
And whanne he cometh, he fyndith it clansid with besyms, and fayre arayed.
Update Bible Version
And when it comes, it finds it swept and garnished.
And when it comes, it finds it swept and garnished.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and garnished.
And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and garnished.
New English Translation
When it returns, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
When it returns, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
New King James Version
And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.
And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.
New Living Translation
So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order.
So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order.
New Life Bible
When the demon comes back, it finds the house cleaned and looking good.
When the demon comes back, it finds the house cleaned and looking good.
New Revised Standard
When it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
When it comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, coming, findeth it, empty,swept, and adorned.
and, coming, findeth it, empty,swept, and adorned.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Revised Standard Version
And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order.
And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when he cometh he fyndeth it swept and garnissed.
And when he cometh he fyndeth it swept and garnissed.
Young's Literal Translation
and having come, it findeth [it] swept and adorned;
and having come, it findeth [it] swept and adorned;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan he commeth, he fyndeth it swepte, and garnished.
And whan he commeth, he fyndeth it swepte, and garnished.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and at his return he findeth it swept and garnished.
and at his return he findeth it swept and garnished.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If it finds no one, it will come back to the one it left.
If it finds no one, it will come back to the one it left.
Contextual Overview
14Jesus delivered a man from a demon that had kept him speechless. The demon gone, the man started talking a blue streak, taking the crowd by complete surprise. But some from the crowd were cynical. "Black magic," they said. "Some devil trick he's pulled from his sleeve." Others were skeptical, waiting around for him to prove himself with a spectacular miracle. 17Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, "Any country in civil war for very long is wasted. A constantly squabbling family falls to pieces. If Satan cancels Satan, is there any Satan left? You accuse me of ganging up with the Devil, the prince of demons, to cast out demons, but if you're slinging devil mud at me, calling me a devil who kicks out devils, doesn't the same mud stick to your own exorcists? But if it's God's finger I'm pointing that sends the demons on their way, then God's kingdom is here for sure. 21"When a strong man, armed to the teeth, stands guard in his front yard, his property is safe and sound. But what if a stronger man comes along with superior weapons? Then he's beaten at his own game, the arsenal that gave him such confidence hauled off, and his precious possessions plundered. 23 "This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you're not on my side, you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're making things worse. 24"When a corrupting spirit is expelled from someone, it drifts along through the desert looking for an oasis, some unsuspecting soul it can bedevil. When it doesn't find anyone, it says, ‘I'll go back to my old haunt.' On return, it finds the person swept and dusted, but vacant. It then runs out and rounds up seven other spirits dirtier than itself and they all move in, whooping it up. That person ends up far worse than if he'd never gotten cleaned up in the first place."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he findeth: 2 Chronicles 24:17-22, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 81:11, Psalms 81:12, Psalms 125:5, Matthew 12:44, Matthew 12:45, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, 2 Peter 2:10-19, Jude 1:8 -13
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. In Matthew it is also said to be "empty"; and so it is read here in the Arabic version; and in the Ethiopic version, "empty of men": but rather the sense is, that he found it empty of all goodness, notwithstanding all the sweeping and garnish of an outward reformation. The Persic version renders it, "heated and prepared"; heated with wrath and fury against Christ, and his Gospel, and so was prepared and fitted to be a proper habitation for Satan; and in such a case as this was the Jewish nation from the time of Christ's death to the destruction of Jerusalem; :-
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 12:43-45.
