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Luke 11:25

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 11:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Luke 11:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
23He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
24The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.
25And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.
27And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.
28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.] In Matthew it is also said to be “empty”; and so it is read here in the Arabic version; and in the Ethiopic version, “empty of men”: but rather the sense is, that he found it empty of all goodness, notwithstanding all the sweeping and garnish of an outward reformation. The Persic version renders it, “heated and prepared”; heated with wrath and fury against Christ, and his Gospel, and so was prepared and fitted to be a proper habitation for Satan; and in such a case as this was the Jewish nation from the time of Christ's death to the destruction of Jerusalem; (see Gill on “<401244>Matthew 12:44”)”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 12:43-45. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he findeth: Ch2 24:17-22; Psa 36:3, Psa 81:11, Psa 81:12, Psa 125:5; Mat 12:44, Mat 12:45; Th2 2:9-12; Pe2 2:10-19; Jde 1:8-13 Luke 11:26”
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