Luke 11:26

Luke 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
• New International Version (NIV)Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.”

Context of Luke 11:26

24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house from which I came out. 25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then he goeth, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. 27And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts which nourished thee. 28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Luke 11:26 word by word

τότε πορεύεται καὶ παραλαμβάνει ἕτερα πνεύματα πονηρότερα ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτά, καὶ εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ· καὶ γίνεται τὰ ἔσχατα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκείνου χείρονα τῶν πρώτων.¶Read the interlinear

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• goethπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• takethπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• otherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• wickedπονηρότεροςponēroteros · more evilG4191
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• dwellκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• isγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• worseχείρωνcheirōn · worse thanG5501
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413

Cross-references for Luke 11:26

• Matthew 23:15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye travel sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
• Zephaniah 1:6And them that have turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
• Matthew 12:45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also to this wicked generation.
• John 5:14Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art cured: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee.
• Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who have been once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
• Hebrews 10:26For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
• 2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
• 1 John 5:16If any man shall see his brother sin a sin which is not to death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
• Jude 1:12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about by winds; late autumn trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked out by the roots;

Commentaries on Luke 11:26

• 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. 26seven other spirits: Seven may indicate completeness, meaning that the man was completely under their power, or it could simply indicate an overwhelming force.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:26

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

In the dictionaries

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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