Mark 9:39

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Μὴ κωλύετε αὐτόν: οὐδεὶς γάρ ἐστιν ὃς ποιήσει δύναμιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, καὶ δυνήσεται ταχὺ κακολογῆσαί με.

Transliteration

The de Iēsous eipen, Mē kōlyete him: oudeis for estin who will poiēsei dynamin upon the onomati of me, and will be able tachy to kakologēsai me.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - said
• *Mē*: negative particle - not (prohibitive)
• *kōlyete*: present, active, imperative, 2nd person, plural - forbid/hinder
• *oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular - no one
• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is
• *poiēsei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - will do
• *dynamin*: accusative, feminine, singular - miracle/power
• *onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - name
• *tachy*: adverb - quickly/soon
• *kakologēsai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to speak evil of

Word Meanings

• *Mē kōlyete*: do not forbid/hinder/prevent
• *oudeis*: no one/nobody
• *estin*: is/exists
• *poiēsei*: will do/perform/work
• *dynamin*: miracle/power/mighty work
• *onomati*: name/authority
• *tachy*: quickly/soon/shortly after
• *kakologēsai*: to speak evil of/curse/slander

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 13:1-2 : 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have [the gift of] prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
• Phil 1:18 : 18 What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein {G1722} I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
• Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
• Mark 10:13-14 : 13 And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.
• Acts 19:13-16 : 13 But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were {G5100} seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
• 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, {G4458} after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
• Matt 13:28-29 : 28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.