Luke 9:50

Jesus tells them not to forbid the man, for whoever is not against them is for them. He warns against a narrow, exclusive spirit toward genuine kingdom work.

Cross-references · 11

• Matt 12:30“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
• Luke 11:23“He that is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.
• 1 Cor 12:3Therefore 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.
• Phil 1:15–18Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
• Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”
• Prov 3:5–6Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
• Mark 9:41For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.
• Matt 17:26Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
• Matt 13:28–30“He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and gather them up?’
• Matt 17:24When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
• Josh 9:14The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from Yahweh’s mouth.

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