Luke 9:50
So Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid, because he who is not against us is for us.”
Family 35 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
51Now it happened, as the days for His Ascension approached, that He set His face to go to Jerusalem,
Cross References
Matthew 12:30“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
Matthew 17:24When they entered Capernaum those who collected the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?”
Mark 9:41Further, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, I tell you with certainty, he will by no means lose his reward.
Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters; either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon!”
Philippians 1:15To be sure, some are even preaching Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out 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 →