Mark 9:39
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.”
38 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.”
“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.
41 Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.
- KJV
- But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
- WEB
- But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and be able quickly to speak evil of me.
- ASV
- But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.
- DARBY
- But Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and be able soon [after] to speak ill of me;
- BLB
- And Jesus said, “Do not forbid him. For there is no one who will do a mighty work in My name and will be able quickly to speak evil of Me.
- ÅB
- Men Jesus sa: Forbyd ham det ikke! for ingen som gjør en kraftig gjerning i mitt navn, vil snart etter kunne tale ille om meg.
- OTB
- Men Jesus sa: «Ikke hindre ham, for ingen som gjør et mirakel i mitt navn kan snart etter tale ondt om meg.
- B1930
- Men Jesus sa: Forbyd ham det ikke! for ingen som gjør en kraftig gjerning i mitt navn, vil snart efter kunne tale ille om mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:1–2
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:18
What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
Read in contextMatthew 13:28–29
‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
Read in contextMatthew 7:22–23
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Read in contextMark 10:13–14
Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
Read in context1 Corinthians 9:27
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Read in contextActs 19:13–16
Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
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