And finding none (κα μη ευρισκον). Here Mt 12:43 has κα ουχ ευρισκε (present active indicative instead of present active participl…

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man.—See Notes on Matthew 12:43-45. Here the only variations are:

1. t…

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man,—

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St. Cyril of Alexandria: Following what came before, our Lord proceeds to show how the Jewish people had come to these opinion…

“Evil spirit” means “demon.” In these verses a spiritual renewal has taken place, but without the indwelling of the Spirit and the power of Christ’…

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man
That is, the devil, who is in, and works in the children of disobedienc…

Christ's casting out the devils in this way was really the destruction of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace,…