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Matthew 12:45

Then 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.”

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ASV

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself 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. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

KJV

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself 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. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

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Proverbs 26:11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.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.”Luke 11:26Then 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.”Hebrews 10:26–31If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,Mark 5:9“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”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,Hebrews 6:4It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,2 Peter 2:14–22Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.Matthew 24:34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.Luke 13:3No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.Jude 1:10–13These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.John 15:22–24If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.Mark 16:9Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.Mark 9:29Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.Romans 11:8–10as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.1 John 5:16–17If 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.

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