Luke 11:26

11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first.”

Luke 18:31

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Passion

18:31 Then Jesus took the twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.


tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the concluding point of the story.

tn Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo"), referring to both males and females.

sn The point of the story is that to fail to respond is to risk a worse fate than when one started.

tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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tn Or “fulfilled.” Jesus goes to Jerusalem by divine plan as the scripture records (Luke 2:39; 12:50; 22:37; Acts 13:29). See Luke 9:22, 44.