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Mark 9:38
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Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us
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“Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”
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Mark 9:38 in Other Translations
KJV
38
And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
ESV
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John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us."
NLT
38
John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn’t in our group.”
MSG
38
John spoke up, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to expel demons and we stopped him because he wasn't in our group."
CSB
38
John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn't following us."
Mark 9:38 In-Context
36
He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
37
“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”
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“Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”
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“Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,
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for whoever is not against us is for us.
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Numbers 11:27-29
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