10:1 Jesus 1 called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits 2 so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness. 3
12:43 “When 4 an unclean spirit 5 goes out of a person, 6 it passes through waterless places 7 looking for rest but 8 does not find it.
1 tn Grk “And he.”
2 sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.
3 tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
5 sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.
6 tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females. This same use occurs in v. 45.
7 sn The background for the reference to waterless places is not entirely clear, though some Jewish texts suggest spirits must have a place to dwell, but not with water (Luke 8:29-31; Tob 8:3). Some suggest that the image of the desert or deserted cities as the places demons dwell is where this idea started (Isa 13:21; 34:14).
8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.