Luke 11:24

Easy To Read Version

“When an evil spirit \{from the devil\} comes out of a person, that spirit travels through dry places, looking for a place to rest. But that spirit finds no place to rest. So the spirit says, ‘I will go back to the home (person) I left.’

Cross References

Job 1:7

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you been?”

Job 2:2

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you been?”

Psalm 63:1

God, you are my God.\par And I want you so much.\par My soul and my body thirst for you,\par like a dry, weary land with no water.\par

Proverbs 4:16

Bad people can’t sleep until they do something wrong. Those people can’t sleep until they hurt some other person.

Isaiah 35:7

Now people see mirages {\cf2\super [331]} \{that look like water\}. But at that time there will be real pools of water. There will be wells in the dry land. Water will flow from the ground. Tall water plants will grow where wild animals once ruled.

Isaiah 44:3

“I will pour water for thirsty people. I will make streams flow on dry land. I will pour my Spirit on your children—it will be like a stream of water flowing over your family.

Isaiah 48:22

But the Lord also said,\par “There is no peace for evil people!”\par

Mark 5:10

The spirits inside the man begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of that area.

Mark 9:25

Jesus saw that all the people were running there to see what was happening. So Jesus spoke to the evil spirit. Jesus said, “You evil spirit that makes this boy deaf and stops him from talking—I command you to come out of this boy and never enter him again!”

Luke 11:25

When the spirit comes back to that person, the spirit finds that home (person) swept clean and made neat.

Ephesians 2:2

Yes, in the past you lived doing those sins. You lived the way the world lives. You followed the ruler of the evil powers over the earth. That same spirit is now working in those people who refuse to obey God.

1 Peter 5:8

Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.