="in the closet" symbolism= this motif recurs across the narratives, symbolizing both the intimate yet secretive nature of their relationship and the societal and spiritual constraints imposed on their love. the august novella's section "in the closet" echoes the themes in peaceful & legal, emphasizing how their love was sequestered to serve external agendas. > when an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. then it says, i will return to the house i left. when it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. and the final condition of that person is worse than the first. luke 11:24-26 (niv) > then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. all the people were astonished and said, could this be the son of david? but when the pharisees heard this, they said, it is only by beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons. matthew 12:22-24 (niv) > a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, what do you want with us, jesus of nazareth? have you come to destroy us? i know who you arethe holy one of god! be quiet! said jesus sternly. come out of him! the impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek. mark 1:23-26 (niv) > a man in the crowd answered, teacher, i brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. mark 9:17-18 (niv)
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