Luke 9:50
Jesus said to them: Forbid not: for, whoever is not against you, is for you.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
Cross References
Matthew 12:30He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me actually scattereth.
Matthew 17:24And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the two drachmas of capitation money came to Cephas, and said to him: Doth not your rabbi pay his two drachmas?
Mark 9:41For whoever shall give you to drink a cup of water only, on the ground that ye are Messiah's followers, verily I say to you, he will not lose his reward.
Luke 16:13There is no servant, who can serve two lords. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Philippians 1:15And they herald it, some from envy and contention; but others with good will, and with love for the Messiah;
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 →