Mark 9:39

World English Bible (2000)

But Jesus said, "Don't forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

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  • 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God's Spirit says, "Jesus is accursed." No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," but by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 13:1-2 : 1 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2 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 don't have love, I am nothing.
  • Phil 1:18 : 18 What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.
  • Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' 23 Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.'
  • Mark 10:13-14 : 13 They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, "Allow the little children to come to me! Don't forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
  • Acts 19:13-16 : 13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches." 14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this. 15 The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?" 16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
  • 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
  • Matt 13:28-29 : 28 "He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?' 29 "But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them.

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    37"Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn't receive me, but him who sent me."

    38John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone who doesn't follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow us."

  • Luke 9:48-50
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    48and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

    49John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow with us."

    50Jesus said to him, "Don't forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us."

  • Mark 9:40
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    40For whoever is not against us is on our side.

  • Luke 12:10
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    10Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

  • Mark 5:19
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    19He didn't allow him, but said to him, "Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you."

  • Luke 9:40
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    40I begged your disciples to cast it out, and they couldn't."

  • Matt 17:19
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    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, "Why weren't we able to cast it out?"

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    43They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

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    6Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me."

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    35Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

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    33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

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    31Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.

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    37He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

  • Mark 3:12
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    12He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.

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    25Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"

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    34He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

  • Mark 9:28-29
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    28When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"

    29He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting."

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    25When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!"

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    17These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

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    21But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,

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    15and to have authority to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

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    23Blessed is he who is not offended by me."

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