Luke 9:50

50 "Do not try to stop him," Jesus said to him and to the other disciples, "because whoever is not against you is for you."

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 and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest."

49 John spoke up, "Master, we saw a man driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group."

50 "Do not try to stop him," Jesus said to him and to the other disciples, "because whoever is not against you is for you."

51 As the time drew near when Jesus would be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind and set out on his way to Jerusalem.

52 He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him.