48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all—this one is great.”

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us

49 And John answered and[a] said, “Master, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow in company with us.” 50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him,[b] because whoever is not against you is for you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:49 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 9:50 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation