Matthew 12:30
28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
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 abroad.
- WEB
- “He who is not with me is against me, and 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 sprer.
- OTB
- 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
Mark 9:40
For whoever is not against us is for us.
Read in contextLuke 11:23
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Read in contextJoshua 24:15
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
Read in contextLuke 9:50
“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
Read in context1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
Read in contextMatthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:15–16
What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
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!
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