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The Book of Luke, Chapter 11, Verse 22

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‹When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:›
King James Version
‹But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.›
American Standard Version
but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
New English Translation
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
World English Bible
But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.
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‹He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.›
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‹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.›
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‹And when he cometh, he findeth› [it] ‹swept and garnished.›
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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.›
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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.
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But he said, ‹Yea rather, blessed› [are] ‹they that hear the word of God, and keep it.›
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And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, ‹This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.›
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‹For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.›
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‹The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon› [is] ‹here.›
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‹The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas› [is] ‹here.›