Luke 9:50

And Jesus said to him, Do not forbid him: for he who is not against you is for you.

Revised King James 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, Master, we saw someone casting out devils in your name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow along with us.

51And it came to pass, when the time had come for him to be taken up, he resolutely set his face to go to Jerusalem,

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Cross References

Matthew 12:30He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me scatters.

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

Mark 9:41For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

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

Philippians 1:15Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry; and some also 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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