Luke 9:50

50 "Don't stop him," Jesus told him, "because whoever is not against you is for you." ^[a]

Luke 9:50 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:50

And Jesus said unto him, forbid him not
"Or forbid not" him, or any other so doing:

for he that is not against us, is for us:
in two exemplars of Beza's it is read, "for he is not against you": the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions, instead of "us", in both clauses read "you", and so likewise the Persic and Ethiopic versions; (See Gill on Mark 9:39), (See Gill on Mark 9:40).

Luke 9:50 In-Context

48 He told them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you-this one is great."

49 John responded, "Master, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us."

50 "Don't stop him," Jesus told him, "because whoever is not against you is for you."

51 When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

52 He sent messengers ahead of Him, and on the way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make preparations for Him.

Footnotes

• [a]. Other mss read against us is for us