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Luke 9:48-50
King James Version
Luke 9:48-50
King James Version
48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
49 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.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
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Luke 9:48-50
New American Standard Bible
Luke 9:48-50
New American Standard Bible
48 and He said to them, “(A)Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; (B)for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”
49 (C)John answered and said, “(D)Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow along with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not hinder him; (E)for the one who is not against you is [a]for you.”
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Luke 9:48-50
New King James Version
Luke 9:48-50
New King James Version
48 and said to them, (A)“Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and (B)whoever receives Me (C)receives Him who sent Me. (D)For he who is least among you all will be great.”
Jesus Forbids Sectarianism(E)
49 (F)Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”
50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for (G)he who is not against [a]us is on [b]our side.”
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Luke 9:48-50
New International Version
Luke 9:48-50
New International Version
48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(A) For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”(B)
49 “Master,”(C) said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”
50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”(D)
Luke 9:48-50
English Standard Version
Luke 9:48-50
English Standard Version
48 and said to them, (A)“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and (B)whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For (C)he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us
49 (D)John answered, “Master, we saw someone (E)casting out demons in your name, and (F)we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, (G)for the one who is not against you is for you.”
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