Luke
Luke 11:24–26
24When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ 25On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”
Word by word
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Luke 11:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Ὅταν | Hotan | Conjunction | G3752 when, whensoever |
| an unclean | ἀκάθαρτον | akatharton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G169 unclean, impure |
| spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| comes out | ἐξέλθῃ | exelthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| of | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| a man | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| it passes | διέρχεται | dierchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1330 I pass through, spread a report |
| through | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| arid | ἀνύδρων | anydrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G504 without water, dry |
| places | τόπων | topōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5117 a place |
| seeking | ζητοῦν | zētoun | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| rest | ἀνάπαυσιν | anapausin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G372 rest, cessation from labor, refreshment |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| does not find | εὑρίσκον | heuriskon | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2147 I find |
| Then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| it says | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| I will return | Ὑποστρέψω | Hypostrepsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5290 I turn back, return |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| house | οἶκόν | oikon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| I left | ἐξῆλθον | exēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
Luke 11:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On its return | ἐλθὸν | elthon | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| it finds | εὑρίσκει | heuriskei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| swept clean | σεσαρωμένον | sesarōmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4563 I sweep |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| put in order | κεκοσμημένον | kekosmēmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2885 I put into order, adorn |
Luke 11:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| it goes | πορεύεται | poreuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| brings | παραλαμβάνει | paralambanei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3880 I take, receive |
| seven | ἑπτά | hepta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2033 seven |
| other | ἕτερα | hetera | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2087 another, different |
| spirits | πνεύματα | pneumata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| more wicked | πονηρότερα | ponērotera | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| than itself | ἑαυτοῦ | heautou | Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they go in | εἰσελθόντα | eiselthonta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| dwell | κατοικεῖ | katoikei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
| there | ἐκεῖ | ekei | Adverb | G1563 there, yonder, thither |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| final | ἔσχατα | eschata | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2078 last, at the last, finally |
| of that | ἐκείνου | ekeinou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| man | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| is | γίνεται | ginetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| worse | χείρονα | cheirona | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative | G5501 worse |
| than the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| first | πρώτων | prōtōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4413 first, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 11:24 Matthew 12:43–45 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Job 2:2 · Psalm 63:1 · Mark 5:10 · Job 1:7 · Isaiah 57:20–21 · Isaiah 44:3 · Ephesians 2:2 · Mark 9:25 · Isaiah 48:22 · Isaiah 41:17–19
Luke 11:25 2 Peter 2:10–19 · Jude 1:8–13 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · Psalm 81:11–12 · Psalm 36:3 · Matthew 12:44–45 · 2 Chronicles 24:17–22
Luke 11:26 2 Peter 2:20–22 · John 5:14 · Matthew 12:45 · Zephaniah 1:6 · Hebrews 10:26–31 · Hebrews 6:4–8 · Jude 1:12–13 · 1 John 5:16 · Matthew 23:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.