Luke 9:50

And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for whoever is not against us, is for us.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

In Context

49And John answered and said: Master, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.

51And it came to pass, as the time for him to be taken up into heaven had fully come, that he set his face steadfastly to go up to Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:30He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathers not with me, scatters.

Matthew 17:24And when they had come into Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma came to Peter, and said: Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?

Mark 9:41For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink on this account, because you are Christ’s, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You can not serve God and riches.

Philippians 1:15Some, indeed, preach the Christ, because of envy and a contentious disposition, and some because of good-will.

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:44-51

Ambition of the Disciples Reproved. 43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, 44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. 46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. 47 And… Read the whole commentary →

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