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

1. t…

Whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.

The man has become quite a decent sort of fellow. He has g…

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’…

Then goeth he and taketh to him seven other spirits ,
&c.] Or "demons", as the Ethiopic version, whom he took to him…

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,…