Luke 11:25

Luke 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
• New International Version (NIV)When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.

Context of Luke 11:25

23“Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me. 24“When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order. 26Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.” 27As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!”

Luke 11:25 word by word

καὶ ἐλθὸν εὑρίσκει σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• he findethεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• sweptσαρόωsaroō · to sweepG4563
• garnishedκοσμέωkosmeō · to arrangeG2885

Cross-references for Luke 11:25

• 2 Chronicles 24:17But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice.
• Psalms 36:3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.
• Psalms 81:11“But no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want me around.
• Psalms 125:5But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!
• Matthew 12:44Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.
• 2 Peter 2:10He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling.
• Jude 1:8In the same way, these people—who claim authority from their dreams—live immoral lives, defy authority, and scoff at supernatural beings.

Commentaries on Luke 11:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-26Verses 24-26 See the notes at Matthew 12:43-45.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-26Verses 14-26 Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-32Jesus faced two challenges. He answered the first, an accusation that he was driving out demons by Satan's power (11:15), in 11:17–26. The second was a demand for "a sign from heaven" (11:16). He answered this in 11:29–32.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:25

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings