KJV King James Version
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.
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Mark 9:38
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
WEB World English Bible
John 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.”
ASV American Standard Version
John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And John did answer him, saying, ‘Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.’
Surrounding context — Mark 9
35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all.
36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
38 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.
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
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ἜφηG5346 · phēmito assertαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸωάννης·G2491 · IōannēsJohnδιδάσκαλε,G1320 · didaskalosteacherεἴδομένG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandτιναG5100 · tisoneἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoὀνόματίG3686 · onomanameσουG4771 · suyouἐκβάλλονταG1544 · ekballōto expelδαιμόνιαG1140 · daimoniondemonκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐκωλύομενG2967 · kōluōto preventαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὐκG3756 · ounoἠκολούθειG190 · akoloutheōto followἡμῖν.¶G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Luke 9:49-50And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.Numbers 11:26-29But 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.Luke 11:19And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast [them] out? therefore shall they be your judges.
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