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Luke 9:50

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50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
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Luke 9:50 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
50 And Jesus said unto him,Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
English Standard Version (ESV)
50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you."
New Living Translation (NLT)
50 But Jesus said, “Don’t stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you.”
The Message Bible (MSG)
50 Jesus said, "Don't stop him. If he's not an enemy, he's an ally."
American Standard Version (ASV)
50 But Jesus said unto him, Forbid [him] not: for he that is not against you is for you.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
50 Jesus said to him, "Don't stop him! Whoever isn't against you is for you."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
50 "Don't stop him," Jesus told him, "because whoever is not against you is for you."
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
50 "Do not stop him," Jesus said. "Anyone who 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).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 9:50 In-Context

48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”
49 “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”
50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him;

Cross References 1

  • 1. Matthew 12:30; Luke 11:23
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