Luke 9:50

"Do not forbid him," said Jesus, "for he who is not against you is on your side."

Weymouth NT (1912)

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"Rabbi," replied John, "we have seen a man making use of your name to expel demons; and we forbad him, because he does not come with us."

51Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven, He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem, and sent messengers before Him.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:30"The man who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.

Matthew 17:24After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"

Mark 9:41and whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, I solemnly tell you that he will certainly not lose his reward.

Luke 16:13"No servant can be in bondage to two masters. For either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will cling fast to one and scorn the other. You cannot be bondservants both of God and of gold."

Philippians 1:15Some indeed actually preach Christ out of envy and contentiousness but there are also others who do it 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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