Mark 9:39

Mark 9:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

Context of Mark 9:39

37Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 38And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40For he that is not against us is for us. 41For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

Mark 9:39 word by word

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· μὴ κωλύετε αὐτόν· οὐδεὶς γάρ ἐστιν ὃς ποιήσει δύναμιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου καὶ δυνήσεται ταχὺ κακολογῆσαί με.Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Forbidκωλύωkōluō · to preventG2967
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• notμήmē · notG3361
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• miracleδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• myμοῦmou · of meG3450
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• thatκαίkai · andG2532
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• lightlyταχύtachu · quicklyG5035
• evilκακολογέωkakologeō · to curse/revileG2551
• meμέme · meG3165

Cross-references for Mark 9:39

• Mark 10:13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them .
• Matthew 13:28He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
• Philippians 1:18What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I in this do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
• Matthew 7:22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out demons? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
• Acts 19:13Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
• 1 Corinthians 13:1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
• 1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

Commentaries on Mark 9:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Forbid him not - If you meet him again, let him go on quietly in the work in which God owns him. If he were not of God, the demons would not be subject to him, and his work could not prosper. A spirit of bigotry has little countenance from these passages. There are some who are so outrageously wedded to their own creed, and religious system, that they would rather let sinners perish than suffer those who differ from them to become the instruments of their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Forbid him not - Do not prevent his doing good. If he can work a miracle in my name, it is sufficient proof of attachment to me, and he should not be prevented. Can lightly speak evil of me - The word here rendered “lightly” means quickly or “immediately.” The meaning of the passage is, that he to whom God gave the power of working a miracle, by that gave evidence that he could not be found among the enemies of Jesus. He ought not, therefore, to be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-40Verses 30-40 The time of Christ's suffering drew nigh. Had he been delivered into the hands of devils, and they had done this, it had not been so strange; but that men should thus shamefully treat the Son of man, who came to redeem and save them, is wonderful. Still observe that when Christ spake of his death, he always spake of his resurrection, which took the reproach of it from himself, and should have taken the grief of it from his disciples. Many…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38-41An unknown person was driving out demons in the name of Jesus, even though he was not one of the twelve disciples (9:38–40). John objected, but Jesus corrected him. we tried to stop him: Compare 10:35–43; Luke 9:51–55. The success of the unknown person who drove out demons contrasts with the disciples' failure in the previous story (Mark 9:14–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. 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--soon, that is, readily "speak evil of me."Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 9:39

• Bigotry
• Catholicity
• Commandments
• Intolerance, Religious
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Toleration

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Commentaries on Mark 9

• 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
• 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