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Mark 9:37-47

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37 1"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and 2whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."

Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us

38 3John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone 4casting out demons in your name,[a] and 5we tried to stop him, because he was not following us."
39 But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.
40 6For the one who is not against us is for us.
41 For truly, I say to you, 7whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

Temptations to Sin

42 8"Whoever causes one of 9these little ones who believe in me to sin,[b]10it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
43 11And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to 12hell,[c] to 13the unquenchable fire.[d]
45 14And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into 15hell.
47 16And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into 17hell,
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Cross References 17

  • 1. [Matthew 10:40, 42]
  • 2. [Matthew 10:40, 42]
  • 3. For ver. 38-40, see Luke 9:49, 50
  • 4. Mark 16:17; Matthew 7:22; Luke 10:17; Acts 19:13; [Matthew 12:27]
  • 5. [Numbers 11:28]
  • 6. [Matthew 12:30; Luke 11:23]
  • 7. See Matthew 10:42
  • 8. Matthew 18:6; Luke 17:2; [1 Corinthians 8:12]
  • 9. [Zechariah 13:7]
  • 10. [Mark 14:21]
  • 11. Matthew 5:30; Matthew 18:8
  • 12. See Matthew 5:22, 29
  • 13. ver. 48; Matthew 3:12; See Matthew 25:41
  • 14. Matthew 18:8
  • 15. [See ver. 43 above]
  • 16. Matthew 5:29; Matthew 18:9
  • 17. See Matthew 5:22, 29

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Some manuscripts add who does not follow us
  • [b]. Greek to stumble; also verses 43, 45, 47
  • [c]. Greek Gehenna; also verse 47
  • [d]. Some manuscripts add verses 44 and 46 (which are identical with verse 48)
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