Luke 11:23

Luke 11:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
• New International Version (NIV)“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

Context of Luke 11:23

21When the strong [man] armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace; 22but when the stronger than he coming upon [him] overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters. 24When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding [any] he says, I will return to my house whence I came out. 25And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.

Luke 11:23 word by word

ὁ μὴ ὢν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει.¶Read the interlinear

• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• gathersσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
• scattersσκορπίζωskorpizō · to scatterG4650

Cross-references for Luke 11:23

• Luke 9:50And Jesus said to him, Forbid [him] not, for he that is not against you is for you.
• Matthew 12:30He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.
• Revelation 3:15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.

Commentaries on Luke 11:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 12:22-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-26Verses 14-26 Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23He who is not with Me is against Me: See study note on 9:50.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. gathereth ... scattereth--referring probably to gleaners. The meaning seems to be, Whatever in religion is disconnected from Christ comes to nothing.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:23

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• Decision
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In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings