Luke 11:26 Meaning and Explanation
“Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
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Read Full Chapter →The spirit returns with seven others more wicked, and the man's last state is worse than the first.
What Does Luke 11:26 Mean?
The parable ends darkly: the spirit recruits seven worse than itself, they settle in, and the man ends in deeper bondage than before his deliverance.
Jesus aims this at a generation that watched his works and stayed empty -- privileged with light, yet unfilled. But it presses every hearer: grace that is not welcomed in can be lost with interest. The remedy is not anxiety but occupancy -- asking the Father, as this chapter has just promised, for the Holy Spirit to fill the house (Luke 11:13).
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What does Luke 11:26 mean?
The spirit returns with seven others more wicked, and the man's last state is worse than the first.