Jesus Forbids Sectarianism^(A)

^38 (B)Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.”

⁸ Heal the sick, ^[a]cleanse the lepers, ^[b]raise the dead, cast out demons. ^(A)Freely you have received, freely give.

^28 (A)And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”

²⁰ So Jesus said to them, “Because of your ^[a]unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, ^(A)if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

³⁹ But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, ^(A)for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

³⁹ But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, ^(A)for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.