King James Version
Luke 11:25 in the King James Version says “And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.”
Luke 11:25 · KJV
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“when he cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“garnished”
G2885to put in proper order, i.e., decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
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