Matthew 12:44

The spirit resolves to return and finds its former home empty, swept, and put in order.

Cross-references · 20

• 1 Jn 4:4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
• Rev 13:8–9And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
• Ps 81:11–12But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
• 1 Jn 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
• Jude 1:4–5For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Cor 11:19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
• Matt 13:20–22But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
• Acts 5:1–3But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
• Luke 11:21–22When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
• Hos 7:6For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
• John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
• Matt 12:29Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
• Eph 2:2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
• 1 Tim 6:9–10But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
• John 13:27And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
• 2 Th 2:9–12Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
• John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
• Rev 13:3–4And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
• Acts 8:18–23And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
• 1 Tim 6:4–5He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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