Luke 9:50

But Jesus said, "Forbid him not, for he who is not against you is for you."

Montgomery 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

49"Master," said John, "we saw a man who was casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

51When now when the time drew near for him to be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

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Cross References

Matthew 12:30"He who is not with me is against me; and he who is not gathering with me, scatters.

Matthew 17:24As they came into Capernaum the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does not your Teacher pay the temple tax?"

Mark 9:41For whoever gives you even a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, in solemn truth I tell you, that he shall certainly not lose his reward.

Luke 16:13"No one can be a household servants to two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slave of God and of Mammon."

Philippians 1:15Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and contentiousness, but others from 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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