Mark 9:36-38

Good News Translation

³⁶ Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them, ^37 (A)“Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me.”

Whoever Is Not against Us Is for Us^(B)

³⁸ John said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man who was driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group.”