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Then he says, `I will return into my house whence I came out,` and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
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An Empty Heart is an Open Door
Commentators unanimously explain that the greatest danger is not just removing sin, but what fills the void. A life that is "empty"—even if outwardly clean ("swept and garnished")—lacks the presence of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. This spiritual vacuum, as Calvin and Henry note, becomes an open invitation for evil to return. True security is found only when the heart is actively occupied by God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then he saith, I will return into my house, etc. The man is called his house, because he had been the place where the sp…
Into my house (εις τον οικον μου). So the demon describes the man in whom he had dwelt. "The demon is ironically represented as im…
19th Century
Anglican
Empty, swept, and garnished — These words have a twofold symbolism, representing:
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Baptist
The foul fiend calls the man, “My house.” His audacity is amazing. He did not build or buy that house, and he has no right to it. He speaks of his …
Verse 44 is essentially a conditional clause to v.45: “If the demon on his arrival finds the house unoccupied [etc.],” it reenters the person with …
16th Century
Protestant
He findeth it empty: Christ is unquestionably describing those who, lacking the Spirit of God, are prepared for receiving the devil. For b…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then he said, I will return into my house Into the land of Judea, particularly into the Scribes and Pharisees, outwa…
Though Christ is always ready to hear and answer holy desires and prayers, yet those who ask wrongly, ask and do not receive. Signs were granted to…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Lord refuted those disparaging His miracles and doctrine; here He rebukes those tempting Him. And here the Evangelist does two things:
