Matthew 12:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.

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  • Mark 9:40 : 40 He who is not against us is for us.
  • Luke 11:23 : 23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.
  • Luke 9:50 : 50 But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.
  • 2 Cor 6:15-16 : 15 And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not? 16 And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.
  • Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seems evil to you to be the servants of the Lord, make the decision this day whose servants you will be: of the gods whose servants your fathers were across the River, or of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living: but I and my house will be the servants of the Lord.
  • Matt 6:24 : 24 No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.
  • Josh 5:13 : 13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, lifting up his eyes he saw a man in front of him, with his sword uncovered in his hand: and Joshua went up to him and said, Are you for us or against us?
  • 1 Chr 12:17-18 : 17 And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment. 18 Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.

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  • Luke 11:22-23
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    22But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

    23He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.

  • Mark 9:40
    78%

    40He who is not against us is for us.

  • Matt 12:24-29
    6 verses
    76%

    24But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.

    25And having knowledge of their thoughts he said to them, Every kingdom having division in itself is made waste, and every town or house having division in itself will come to destruction.

    26And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?

    27And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

    28But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.

    29Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.

  • Matt 12:31-33
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    31So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

    32And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come.

    33Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

  • Luke 14:33
    74%

    33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

  • Luke 12:10
    73%

    10And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.

  • Luke 11:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.

    18If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

    19And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.

  • Luke 14:25-27
    3 verses
    72%

    25Now a great number of people went with him.

    26And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

    27Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

  • Luke 9:50
    72%

    50But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you.

  • Matt 10:36-38
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    36And a man will be hated by those of his house.

    37He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

    38And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

  • Mark 3:23-27
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    72%

    23And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

    24If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;

    25And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;

    26And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

    27But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

  • John 15:6
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    6If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

  • Matt 13:40-41
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    71%

    40As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world.

    41The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,

  • John 12:48
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    48He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day.

  • Matt 13:28-30
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    70%

    28And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

    29But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.

    30Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.

  • Matt 3:12
    70%

    12In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.

  • Matt 15:13
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    13But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

  • Matt 13:12
    70%

    12Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Mark 3:29
    70%

    29But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:

  • Matt 7:19
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    19Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

  • Luke 12:52
    70%

    52For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three.

  • Luke 3:17
    70%

    17In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

  • Matt 10:33
    69%

    33But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

  • Mark 4:25
    69%

    25He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • Luke 16:13
    69%

    13No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • John 14:24
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    24He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • Matt 3:10
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    10And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

  • Matt 13:48
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    48When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.