But John tried to say that he was not good enough to baptize Jesus. John said, “Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!”
Luke 9:49 - Easy To Read Version John answered, “Master, we saw a person using your name to force demons {\cf2\super [175]} out of people. We told him to stop because he does not belong to our group.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition John said, Master, we saw a man driving out demons in Your name and we commanded him to stop it, for he does not follow along with us. American Standard Version (1901) And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. Common English Bible John replied, “Master, we saw someone throwing demons out in your name, and we tried to stop him because he isn’t in our group of followers.” Catholic Public Domain Version And responding, John said: "Teacher, we saw a certain one casting out demons in your name. And we prohibited him, for he does not follow with us." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And John, answering, said: Master, we saw a certain man casting out devils in thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. |
But John tried to say that he was not good enough to baptize Jesus. John said, “Why do you come to me to be baptized? I should be baptized by you!”
Simon {\cf2\super [88]} answered, “Master, we worked hard all night trying to catch fish, but we caught nothing. But you say I should put the nets into the water; so I will.”
When Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said, “Master, it is good that we are here. We will put three tents here—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (Peter did not know what he was saying.)
He said, “We told you never to teach about this man (Jesus)! But look what you have done! You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. You are trying to make us responsible (guilty) for the death of this man (Jesus).”
Yes. They try to stop us from teaching the non-Jews. We teach the non-Jews so that the non-Jews can be saved. But those Jews are adding more and more sins to the sins they already have. The anger of God has fully come to them now.