Luke 11:24

Footnotes

1. 71 This is a reference to an evil spirit. See Luke 4:33.
2. 72 Grk “man.” This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos), referring to both males and females.
3. 73 The background for the reference to waterless places is not entirely clear, though some Jewish texts suggest spirits must have a place to dwell, but not with water (Luke 8:29–31; Tob 8:3). Some suggest that the image of the desert or deserted cities as the places demons dwell is where this idea started (Isa 13:21; 34:14).
4. 74 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
5. 75 Most , including a few early and important ones (𝔓45 א* A C D W Ψ f1, 13 𝔐 lat), lack τότε (tote, “then”). Other , including some early and important ones (𝔓75 א2 B L Θ Ξ 070 33 579 892 1241 co), have the adverb. Although the external evidence better supports the longer reading, the internal evidence is on the side of the shorter, for conjunctions and adverbs were frequently added by copyists to remove asyndeton and to add clarification. The shorter reading is thus preferred. The translation, however, adds “Then” because of English stylistic requirements. has τότε in brackets indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
6. 76 Grk “I will return to my house from which I came.”