Lucas 11:24

24 Cuando el espíritu inmundo saliere del hombre, anda por lugares secos, buscando reposo; y no hallándolo, dice: Me volveré a mi casa de donde salí

Lucas 11:24 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 11:24

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man
That is, the devil, who is in, and works in the children of disobedience, whether under a profession of religion or not; whose hearts are unclean like himself, wherefore there he delights to dwell; and so the Ethiopic version renders it, "the evil demon": who may be said to go out of a man in appearance, when he outwardly reforms and takes up a profession of religion.

He walketh through dry places;
or "a desert", as the Ethiopic version; to which the Gentile world is sometimes compared in the Old Testament ( Isaiah 35:1 ) ( Isaiah 41:18 Isaiah 41:19 ) ( 42:11 ) whither Satan might go, being disturbed in Judea, through the many dispossessions by Christ; or rather leaving for a while the Scribes and Pharisees, who outwardly appeared righteous before men, he went to the Gentiles;

seeking rest, and finding none;
being also made uneasy among them, through the preaching of the Gospel, which was sent unto them after Christ's resurrection; and not being able to keep his place in the hearts of men, nor do the mischief he was desirous of.

He saith, I will return unto my house, whence I came out;
to the Jews again, who were blinded and filled with rage and enmity to the Gospel by him, and whom he instigated to persecute the apostles of Christ, and preachers of the word, wherever they came; (See Gill on Matthew 12:43) and (See Gill on Matthew 12:44).

Lucas 11:24 In-Context

22 Mas si sobreviniendo otro más fuerte que él, le venciere, le toma todas sus armas en que confiaba, y reparte sus despojos

23 El que no es conmigo, contra mí es; y el que conmigo no recoge, desparrama

24 Cuando el espíritu inmundo saliere del hombre, anda por lugares secos, buscando reposo; y no hallándolo, dice: Me volveré a mi casa de donde salí

25 Y viniendo, la halla barrida y adornada

26 Entonces va, y toma otros siete espíritus más malos que él; y entrados, habitan allí; y el postrer estado del tal hombre viene a ser peor que el primero