“He that is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.
Parallel translations
- KJV He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
- BSB He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- NKJV He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- NASB The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.
- NLT “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Matt 12:30“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
- Luke 9:50Jesus said to him, “Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”
- Mark 9:40For whoever is not against us is on our side.
- Rev 3:15–16“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.
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