Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But Jesus said to him, "Do not try to stop him, for the person who is not against you is for you."
New American Standard Bible
But Jesus said to him,
King James Version
And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Jesus told him, "Don't stop him! Because whoever is not against you is for you."
A Conservative Version
But Jesus said to him, Do not forbid, for he who is not against us is for us.
American Standard Version
But Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you.
Amplified
But Jesus told him,
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for whoever is not against us, is for us.
Bible in Basic English
But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.
Common New Testament
But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he that is not against you is for you."
Daniel Mace New Testament
but Jesus said to him, don't oppose it: for he that is not against us, is for us.
Darby Translation
And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not, for he that is not against you is for you.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for whosoever is not against us is on our side.
Goodspeed New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Do not try to stop him, for the man who is not against you is for you."
John Wesley New Testament
And Jesus said to him, forbid him not, for he that is not against you is for you.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus said, Hinder him not: for who is not against us is for us.
King James 2000
And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Do not prevent [him], because whoever is not against you is for you."
Modern King James verseion
And Jesus said to him, Do not prevent him, for he who is not against us is for us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jesus said unto him, "Forbid ye him not. For he that is not against us, is with us."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him; he who is not against you is for you."
Montgomery New Testament
But Jesus said, "Forbid him not, for he who is not against you is for you."
NET Bible
But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you."
New Heart English Bible
Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he who is not against you is for you."
Noyes New Testament
But Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for he that is not against you is for you.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for whoever is not against us is for us.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jesus said unto him - Do not forbid; for, whosoever is not against you, is, for you.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for he that is not against us, is for us.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"None of you must prevent him," Jesus said to John; "he who is not against you is for you."
Webster
And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us, is for us.
Weymouth New Testament
"Do not forbid him," said Jesus, "for he who is not against you is on your side."
Williams New Testament
Jesus said to him, "Stop hindering him, for the man who is not against you is for you."
World English Bible
Jesus said to him, "Don't forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us."
Worrell New Testament
And Jesus said to him, "Forbid him not: for he who is not against you is for you."
Worsley New Testament
And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not; for he, that is not against us, is for us.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jesus said unto him, 'Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.'
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Reproves the ambition of his disciples (at capernaum)
Jesus Christ » History of » Reproves the intolerance of his disciples
John » The apostle » Intolerance of
Topics
Interlinear
Gar
ὑπέρ
Huper
for, of, above, for sake, on behalf, more than, in stead, than, very chiefest Trans, beyond, to, over, more, exceedingly abundantly , exceedingly , very highly ,
Usage: 138
Esti
ἐστί
Esti
Usage: 585
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 9:50
Verse Info
Context Readings
Whoever Is Not Against Us Is For Us
49 Then [the apostle] John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone driving out evil spirits by [using] your name, so we told him not to, because he was not following [you] with us." 50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not try to stop him, for the person who is not against you is for you." 51 And it happened when the time came for Jesus to be taken up [to heaven] that He firmly determined to go to Jerusalem.
Cross References
Matthew 12:30
The person who is not on my side is [actually] against me. And the person who does not gather [people to me] is [actually] driving them away [from me].
Luke 11:23
The person who is not on my side is [actually] against me. And the person who does not gather [people to me] is [actually] driving them away [from me].
Matthew 13:28-30
And he said to them, 'An enemy [of mine] has done this [to me].' The hired hands replied, 'Do you want us then to go and gather up the weeds?'
Matthew 17:24
When Jesus and His disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the tax [Note: This was the annual tax used for meeting the expenses of the Temple service and consisted of two days' worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about $140 in 1994] came to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher [also] pay the [Temple] tax?"
Matthew 17:26
And when Peter said, "From strangers," Jesus added, "Therefore, children are free [from such taxation].
Mark 9:41
Truly I tell you, whoever will give you [even] a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his [temporal or eternal] reward.
Luke 16:13
No person can serve two masters, for he will either hate the one and love the other, or else he will cling to the one [i.e., as a close friend] and look down on the other. You cannot serve God and material things [at the same time].'"
1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore, I am telling you that no one who speaks under the influence of the Holy Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed!" And no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
Philippians 1:15-18
Some people, indeed, are proclaiming Christ out of envy and strife [i.e., out of rivalry], while others do it from goodwill.