Luke 11:24
ContextNETBible | “When an unclean spirit 1 goes out of a person, 2 it passes through waterless places 3 looking for rest but 4 not finding any. Then 5 it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ 6 |
XREF | Jud 6:37-40; Job 1:7; Job 2:2; Ps 63:1; Pr 4:16; Isa 35:1,2,7; Isa 41:17-19; Isa 44:3; Isa 48:22; Isa 57:20,21; Eze 47:8-11; Mt 12:43-45; Mr 5:10; Mr 9:25; Eph 2:2; 1Pe 5:8 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn This is a reference to an evil spirit. See Luke 4:33. 2 tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females. 3 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). 4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. 5 tc ‡ Most 6 tn Grk “I will return to my house from which I came.” |