Luke 11:23
21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
24 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
25 On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- KJV
- He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
- WEB
- “He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.
- ASV
- He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
- DARBY
- He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.
- BLB
- The one not being with Me is against Me, and the one not gathering with Me scatters.
- ÅB
- Den som ikke er med meg, han er imot meg, og den som ikke samler med meg, han spreder.
- OTB
- For den som ikke er med Meg, er mot Meg, og den som ikke samler med Meg, sprer.
- B1930
- Den som ikke er med mig, han er imot mig, og den som ikke samler med mig, han spreder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:30
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Read in contextLuke 9:50
“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
Read in contextRevelation 3:15–16
I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!
Read in contextMark 9:40
For whoever is not against us is for us.
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