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Luke 11:26

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.”

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ASV

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

KJV

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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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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πορεύεταιporeuetaiit goesG4198 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
παραλαμβάνειparalambaneiit takesG3880 →
ἕτεραheteraotherG2087 →
πνεύματαpneumataspiritsG4151 →
πονηρότεραponēroteramore evilG4190 →
ἑαυτοῦhe'autouthan itselfG1438 →
ἑπτά,heptaseven,G2033 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἰσελθόνταeiselthontahaving enteredG1525 →
κατοικεῖkatoikeithey dwellG2730 →
ἐκεῖ·ekeithere;G1563 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
γίνεταιginetaibecomesG1096 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
ἔσχαταeschatalastG2078 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoumanG444 →
ἐκείνουekeinouthat [one]G1565 →
χείροναcheironaworseG5501 →
τῶνtōnthan theG3588 →
πρώτων.¶prōtōnfirst.G4413 →

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Mark 9:29Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”2 Peter 2:20–22If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there; and the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.Hebrews 10:26–31If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,Matthew 23:15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.1 John 5:16If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.Jude 1:12–13These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.Hebrews 6:4–8It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

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