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Mark 9:38

John

36 Then He had a little child stand 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 welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

40 For whoever is not against us is for us.

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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.

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BSB
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
KJV
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.
WEB
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”
ASV
John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.
DARBY
And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.
BLB
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name who does not follow us, and we were forbidding him, because he was not following us.”
ÅB
Johannes sa til ham: Mester! vi så en som ikke er i følge med oss, drive ut onde ånder i ditt navn, og vi forbød ham det, fordi han ikke var i følge med oss.
OTB
Johannes sa til ham: «Mester, vi så en som drev ut demoner i ditt navn, og vi forsøkte å hindre ham fordi han ikke var en av oss.»
B1930
Johannes sa til ham: Mester! vi så en som ikke er i følge med oss, drive ut onde ånder i ditt navn, og vi forbød ham det, fordi han ikke var i følge med oss.

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Cross references

  • Luke 9:49–50

    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

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  • Numbers 11:26–29

    Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp.

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  • Luke 11:19

    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

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