Matthew 12:30
28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world 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 he that is not against us is on our part.
Read in contextLuke 11:23
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
Read in contextJoshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Read in contextLuke 9:50
And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
Read in context1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Read in contextMatthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:15–16
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
Read in contextRevelation 3:15–16
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
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