Mark 9:39

And Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in My Name, and will be readily able to speak evil of Me:

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.

In Context

38And John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw a certain one casting out demons in Your Name, who does not follow us, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.”

40for he who is not against us is for us;

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Cross References

Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your Name? And in Your Name cast out demons? And in Your Name done many mighty things?

Mark 10:13And they were bringing to Him children that He might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,

1 Corinthians 9:27but I bruise my body, and bring [it] into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others—I myself may become disapproved.

1 Corinthians 13:1If I speak with the tongues of men and of messengers, and do not have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal;

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:31-41

The Apostles Reproved. 30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34 But they… Read the whole commentary →

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