Luke 9:49

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John said, 'Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow us.'

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  • Mark 9:38-40 : 38 John said to him, 'Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.' 39 'Do not stop him,' Jesus said. 'No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me.' 40 'For whoever is not against us is for us.'
  • Num 11:27-29 : 27 A young man ran and reported to Moses, 'Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!' 28 Then Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' assistant since his youth, spoke up and said, 'My lord Moses, stop them!' 29 But Moses replied, 'Are you jealous on my behalf? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit on them!'
  • 3 John 1:9-9 : 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, does not acknowledge us. 10 Because of this, if I come, I will bring up what he is doing: spreading malicious nonsense about us. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and he also prevents others who want to do so and expels them from the church.
  • Mark 10:13-14 : 13 People were bringing little children to Jesus so he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'
  • Luke 5:5 : 5 Simon answered, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But at Your word, I will let down the net."
  • Acts 4:18-19 : 18 So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.'
  • Acts 5:28 : 28 We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, didn’t we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
  • 1 Thess 2:16 : 16 They forbid us to speak to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way, they constantly fill up the measure of their sins. But the wrath of God has come upon them fully.

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  • Mark 9:36-40
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    36He took a little child, placed him in the midst of them, and, taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

    37'Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.'

    38John said to him, 'Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.'

    39'Do not stop him,' Jesus said. 'No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me.'

    40'For whoever is not against us is for us.'

  • Luke 9:50
    87%

    50'Do not stop him,' Jesus said, 'for whoever is not against you is for you.'

  • Matt 17:19
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    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, 'Why couldn’t we drive it out?'

  • Mark 9:28-29
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    28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, 'Why couldn’t we drive it out?'

    29He replied, 'This kind can only come out by prayer and fasting.'

  • Luke 9:39-40
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    39A spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out. It throws him into convulsions, causing him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him and severely bruises him.

    40I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.

  • Luke 9:48
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    48Then he said to them, 'Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the least among you who is the greatest.'

  • Mark 5:37
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    37He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

  • Luke 9:54-55
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    54When James and John, his disciples, saw this, they said, 'Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them, as Elijah did?'

    55But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

  • Luke 10:17
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    17The seventy returned with joy and said, 'Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name!'

  • Matt 3:14
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    14But John tried to stop Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?'

  • Matt 9:34
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    34But the Pharisees said, 'He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.'

  • Luke 9:1
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    1Then Jesus called together the twelve disciples and gave them power and authority over all demons and to heal diseases.

  • Mark 1:34
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    34He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not let the demons speak, because they knew who he was.

  • Luke 8:38
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    38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

  • Luke 19:39
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    39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, 'Teacher, rebuke your disciples.'

  • Matt 12:24
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    24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, 'This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.'

  • Matt 19:13
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    13Then children were brought to Jesus for him to lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

  • Mark 10:13-14
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    13People were bringing little children to Jesus so he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

    14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'

  • Mark 9:16-18
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    16And he asked the scribes, 'What are you discussing with them?'

    17One of the crowd answered him, 'Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a mute spirit.

    18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn’t.

  • Mark 5:9
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    9Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' He replied, 'My name is Legion, for we are many.'

  • Luke 11:14-15
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    14Jesus was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed.

    15But some of them said, 'He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons.'

  • Matt 7:22
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    22Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?'

  • Mark 1:39
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    39So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

  • Mark 9:25
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    25When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!'

  • Mark 1:25
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    25Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!'

  • Luke 4:41
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    41Demons also came out of many people, crying out, 'You are the Son of God!' But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

  • Luke 4:35
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    35But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be silent and come out of him.' Then the demon threw the man to the ground in their midst, but it came out of him without harming him.

  • Luke 11:19
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    19Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.

  • Luke 9:42-43
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    42Even as the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

    43And all the people were amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

  • Matt 9:8-9
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    8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to humans.

    9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

  • Luke 9:46
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    46An argument arose among them about which of them might be the greatest.

  • Mark 3:15
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    15And to give them authority to heal diseases and to cast out demons.

  • Luke 9:59
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    59He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

  • Luke 8:30
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    30Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him.

  • Mark 3:22
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    22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons, He casts out demons."

  • Luke 9:57
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    57As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • Mark 5:19
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    19But Jesus did not let him. Instead, He said, 'Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has shown you mercy.'