An Unclean Spirit Returns

An unclean spirit leaves, wanders without rest, and returns to find the house empty and in order. It then brings seven more spirits, and the final state is worse than the first, which Jesus applies to the present generation.

W⁴³hen an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. ⁴⁴Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order. ⁴⁵Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”