Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And John did answer him, saying, 'Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

New American Standard Bible

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.”

King James Version

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

Holman Bible

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.”

International Standard Version

John told Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."

A Conservative Version

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain man, who does not follow us, casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

American Standard Version

John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.

Amplified

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not accompanying us [as Your disciple].”

An Understandable Version

[Then] John [the apostle] said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out evil spirits by using your name, so we told him to stop doing it, because he was not following [You] with us."

Anderson New Testament

And John answered him and said: Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he does not follow us: and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

Bible in Basic English

John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

Common New Testament

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name and we forbade him, because he was not one of us."

Daniel Mace New Testament

Upon this occasion John address'd himself to Jesus, saying, master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, tho' he did not belong to us, for which reason we opposed him.

Darby Translation

And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.

Godbey New Testament

And John responded to Him saying, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name, who does not follow us; and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

Goodspeed New Testament

John said to him, "Master, we saw a man driving out demons with your name, and we told him not to do so, for he was not one of our followers."

John Wesley New Testament

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

Julia Smith Translation

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name, who follows not us: and we checked him, for he follows not us.

King James 2000

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and he followed not us: and we forbade him, because he followed not us.

Lexham Expanded Bible

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

Modern King James verseion

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name, and he does not follow us. And we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me." John answered him, saying, "Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, which followeth not us and we forbade him, because he followeth us not."

Moffatt New Testament

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out daemons in your name; but he does not follow us, and so we stopped him."

Montgomery New Testament

"Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."

NET Bible

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us."

New Heart English Bible

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow us."

Noyes New Testament

John said to him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name who followeth not us; and we forbade him, because he did not follow us.

Sawyer New Testament

And John spoke to him, saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in your name, who follows not us, and we forbade him.

The Emphasized Bible

John said unto him - Teacher! we saw someone, in thy name, casting out demons, - and we forbade him, because he was not following with us.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then John addressed him, saying, Master, we saw a person in thy name casting out devils, who followeth us not: and we forbad him, because he did not follow us.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons by using your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he did not follow us."

Webster

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he followeth not us; and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

Weymouth New Testament

"Rabbi," said John to Him, "we saw a man making use of your name to expel demons, and we tried to hinder him, on the ground that he did not follow us."

Williams New Testament

John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to drive out demons, and we tried to stop him, for he was not one of our followers."

World English Bible

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone who doesn't follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow us."

Worrell New Testament

John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name; and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

Worsley New Testament

But John answered Him and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who doth not follow us; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

him



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

διδάσκαλος 
Didaskalos 
Usage: 48

we saw
εἴδω 
Eido 
Usage: 519

one
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

ἐκβάλλω 
Ekballo 
Usage: 43

δαιμόνιον 
Daimonion 
Usage: 46

in
ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241

ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

and he
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

ἀκολουθέω 
Akoloutheo 
Usage: 67

not
οὐ 
Ou 
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032

us
ἡμῖν 
hemin 
us, we, our, for us
Usage: 160

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

we forbad
κωλύω 
Koluo 
Usage: 15

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ἀκολουθέω 
Akoloutheo 
Usage: 67

References

Context Readings

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is For Us

37 'Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.' 38 And John did answer him, saying, 'Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.' 39 And Jesus said, 'Forbid him not, for there is no one who shall do a mighty work in my name, and shall be able readily to speak evil of me:

Cross References

Luke 9:49-50

And John answering said, 'Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;'

Numbers 11:26-29

And two of the men are left in the camp, the name of the one is Eldad, and the name of the second Medad, and the spirit resteth upon them, (and they are among those written, and have not gone out to the tent), and they prophesy in the camp;

Luke 11:19

But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain