Luke 9:49
47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
- KJV
- And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
- WEB
- John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”
- ASV
- And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.
- DARBY
- And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.
- BLB
- And answering, John said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we were forbidding him because he does not follow with us.”
- ÅB
- Da svarte Johannes og sa: Mester! vi så en som drev ut onde ånder i ditt navn, og vi forbød ham det, fordi han ikke er i følge med oss.
- OTB
- "Mester," sa Johannes, "vi så noen drive ut demoner i ditt navn, og vi prøvde å stoppe ham, fordi han ikke var en del av vår gruppe."
- B1930
- Da svarte Johannes og sa: Mester! vi så en som drev ut onde ånder i ditt navn, og vi forbød ham det, fordi han ikke er i følge med oss.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 9:38–40
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.
Read in contextNumbers 11:27–29
And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
Read in contextMark 10:13–14
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
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