Mark 9:38

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης, λέγων, Διδάσκαλε, εἴδομέν τινα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν: καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν.

Transliteration

Apekrithē de to him the Iōannēs, legōn, Didaskale, we eidomen someone in the onomati of you ekballonta daimonia, who ouk akolouthei us: and we ekōlysamen him, because ouk he akolouthei us.

Grammar Details

*Apekrithē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - answered
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*Iōannēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - John
*legōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
*Didaskale*: vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher
*eidomen*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we saw
*onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - name
*ekballonta*: present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, singular - casting out
*daimonia*: accusative, neuter, plural - demons
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*akolouthei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - follows
*ekōlysamen*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we forbade

Word Meanings

*Apekrithē*: answered/replied
*Iōannēs*: John
*legōn*: saying/speaking
*Didaskale*: Teacher/Master/Rabbi
*eidomen*: we saw/observed
*onomati*: name/authority
*ekballonta*: casting out/expelling
*daimonia*: demons/evil spirits
*akolouthei*: follows/accompanies/is a disciple of
*ekōlysamen*: we forbade/hindered/prevented

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 9:49-50 : 49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
Luke 11:19 : 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Num 11:26-29 : 26 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp. 27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!

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