Mark 9:38

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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.'

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  • Luke 9:49-50 : 49 John said, 'Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow us.' 50 'Do not stop him,' Jesus said, 'for whoever is not against you is for you.'
  • Luke 11:19 : 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? Therefore, they will be your judges.
  • Num 11:26-29 : 26 Two men, Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders but had not gone out to the Tent. Yet the Spirit rested on them as well, and they prophesied in the camp. 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!'

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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.'

    49John said, 'Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow us.'

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

  • Mark 9:39-40
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    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.'

  • Matt 17:18-19
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    18And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

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

  • Mark 9:37
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    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.'

  • 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 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,

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

  • 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?'

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

  • 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.

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    34But the Pharisees said, 'He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.'

  • 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.'

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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!'

  • Matt 7:22
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    25Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!'

  • Luke 11:15
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    15But some of them said, 'He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons.'

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

  • Acts 4:18
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    18So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

  • 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.

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  • Mark 3:12
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    12But He sternly warned them not to make Him known.

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

  • 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.'

  • Luke 18:15
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    15People were also bringing infants to Jesus so that he might touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

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    27The people were all amazed, so they began to question each other: 'What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.'

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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."

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    14Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?'

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    16He warned them not to make Him known.

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