John said to him, ‘Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.’
Mark 9:39 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Don’t stop him,’ said Jesus, ‘because there is no one who will perform a miracle in my name who can soon afterwards speak evil of me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Jesus said, Do not restrain or hinder or forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in My name will soon afterward be able to speak evil of Me. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Jesus replied, “Don’t stop him. No one who does powerful acts in my name can quickly turn around and curse me. Catholic Public Domain Version For whoever is not against you is for you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he that is not against you, is for you. |
John said to him, ‘Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.’
Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, ‘Jesus is cursed,’ and no one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’, except by the Holy Spirit.
Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice