Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
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Gill's Exposition
And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples,.... By whom are meant, not only the twelve, but all others present, who truly believed in him, both men and women; and who might sit near him and…
When the unclean spirit ... - The “general sentiment” which our Saviour here teaches is much more easily understood than the illustration which he uses. The Jews had asked a sign from heaven that…
It is probable that these Pharisees with whom Christ is here in discourse were not the same that cavilled at him (Mat 12:24), and would not credit the signs he gave; but another set of them, who saw…
Cambridge Bible
empty Properly, at leisure. To have cast out a sin does not make a man safe from sin, there must be no leisure in the Christian life.
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