24 " When the unclean spirit goes out of a man , it passes through waterless places seeking rest , and not finding any, it says , 'I will return to my house from which I came .' 25 "And when it comes , it finds it swept and put in order . 26 "Then it goes and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself , and they go in and live there ; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first ."
27 While Jesus was saying these things , one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, " Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed ." 28 But He said , "On the contrary e , blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it."
29 As the crowds were increasing , He began to say , " This generation is a wicked generation ; it seeks for a sign , and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah . 30 "For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites , so will the Son of Man be to this generation . 31 "The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold , something greater than Solomon is here . 32 "The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and behold , something greater than Jonah is here .
33 " No one , after lighting a lamp , puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket , but on the lampstand , so that those who enter may see the light . 34 " The eye is the lamp of your body ; when your eye is clear , your whole body also is full of light ; but when it is bad , your body also is full of darkness . 35 "Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness . 36 "If therefore your whole body is full of light , with no e dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined , as when the lamp illumines you with its rays ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 11:24-36
Commentary on Luke 11:14-26
(Read Luke 11:14-26)
Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in conversion. The conversion of a soul to God, is Christ's victory over the devil and his power in that soul, restoring the soul to its liberty, and recovering his own interest in it and power over it. All the endowments of mind of body are now employed for Christ. Here is the condition of a hypocrite. The house is swept from common sins, by a forced confession, as Pharaoh's; by a feigned contrition, as Ahab's; or by a partial reformation, as Herod's. The house is swept, but it is not washed; the heart is not made holy. Sweeping takes off only the loose dirt, while the sin that besets the sinner, the beloved sin, is untouched. The house is garnished with common gifts and graces. It is not furnished with any true grace; it is all paint and varnish, not real nor lasting. It was never given up to Christ, nor dwelt in by the Spirit. Let us take heed of resting in that which a man may have, and yet come short of heaven. The wicked spirits enter in without any difficulty; they are welcomed, and they dwell there; there they work, there they rule. From such an awful state let all earnestly pray to be delivered.
Commentary on Luke 11:27-28
(Read Luke 11:27-28)
While the scribes and Pharisees despised and blasphemed the discourses of our Lord Jesus, this good woman admired them, and the wisdom and power with which he spake. Christ led the woman to a higher consideration. Though it is a great privilege to hear the word of God, yet those only are truly blessed, that is, blessed of the Lord, that hear it, keep it in memory, and keep to it as their way and rule.
Commentary on Luke 11:29-36
(Read Luke 11:29-36)
Christ promised that there should be one sign more given, even the sign of Jonah the prophet; which in Matthew is explained, as meaning the resurrection of Christ; and he warned them to improve this sign. But though Christ himself were the constant preacher in any congregation, and worked miracles daily among them, yet unless his grace humbled their hearts, they would not profit by his word. Let us not desire more evidence and fuller teaching than the Lord is pleased to afford us. We should pray without ceasing that our hearts and understandings may be opened, that we may profit by the light we enjoy. And especially take heed that the light which is in us be not darkness; for if our leading principles be wrong, our judgment and practice must become more so.