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==Chapter 11==
==Chapter 11==
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|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
|And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
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|But upon return, he found it in order and garnished.
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|use order/disorder metaphor again (even the NASB does also); the "garnish" reference is fascinating.
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|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.
|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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|But then he grabs seven other demons even more wicked than himself, and they all enter and dwell there, such that the man's final state is worse than his first.
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|an unusual statement that seems to defeat the purpose of exorcising and ordering one's spirituality ... is this authentic or a later addition?
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|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
|And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.