unfoldingWord_en_tn/mat/12/43.md

# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues to rebuke the scribes and Pharisees.

# When an unclean spirit ... with this evil generation

Jesus tells a parable to warn the people of the danger of not believing him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])

# waterless places

"dry places" or "places where no people live"

# does not find it

Here "it" refers to rest.

# Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'

This can be translated as a statement rather than a quotation. AT: "So, the unclean spirit decides to return to the house from which it came"

# to my house from which I came

This is a metaphor for the person in whom the unclean spirit was living. AT: "to the place I left" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# it finds that house swept out and put in order

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the unclean spirit finds that someone has swept the house clean and has put everything in the house where it belongs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# that house swept out and put in order

Again, "house" is a metaphor for the person in whom the unclean spirit was living. Here, "swept out and put in order" suggests that no one is living in the house. Jesus means when an unclean spirit leaves a person, the person must invite the Holy Spirit to live in him or else the demon will come back. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# It will be just like that with this evil generation

This means that if the people of Jesus' generation do not believe him and become his disciples, they will be in a worse situation than they were before he came.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/demon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jesus continues to rebuke the scribes and Pharisees.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# When an unclean spirit ... with this evil generation`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jesus tells a parable to warn the people of the danger of not believing him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# waterless places`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"dry places" or "places where no people live"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# does not find it`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "it" refers to rest.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.'`

			`This can be translated as a statement rather than a quotation. AT: "So, the unclean spirit decides to return to the house from which it came"`

			`# to my house from which I came`

			`This is a metaphor for the person in whom the unclean spirit was living. AT: "to the place I left" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# it finds that house swept out and put in order`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "the unclean spirit finds that someone has swept the house clean and has put everything in the house where it belongs" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# that house swept out and put in order`

			`Again, "house" is a metaphor for the person in whom the unclean spirit was living. Here, "swept out and put in order" suggests that no one is living in the house. Jesus means when an unclean spirit leaves a person, the person must invite the Holy Spirit to live in him or else the demon will come back. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# It will be just like that with this evil generation`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This means that if the people of Jesus' generation do not believe him and become his disciples, they will be in a worse situation than they were before he came.`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/demon]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]`