Mark 9:36-42

Who Is the Greatest?

36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and d taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 e "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and e whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."

Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us

38 f John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone g casting out demons in your name, 1 and h we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." 39 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. 40 i For the one who is not against us is for us. 41 For truly, I say to you, j whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

Temptations to Sin

42 k "Whoever causes one of l these little ones who believe in me to sin, 2 m it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

  1. Cross References
    Mark 10:16
    And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 10:40
    Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
    Matthew 10:42
    And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 10:40
    Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
    Matthew 10:42
    And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  4. Cross References
    Mark 9:38 - 40
    John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.
    Luke 9:49 - 50
    John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.
  5. Cross References
    Mark 16:17
    And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues.
    Matthew 7:22
    On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?
    Luke 10:17
    The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!
    Acts 19:13
    Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.
    Matthew 12:27
    And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
  6. Cross References
    Numbers 11:28
    And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, "My lord Moses, stop them.
  7. Cross References
    Mark 9:38 - 40
    John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.
    Luke 9:49 - 50
    John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.
  8. Cross References
    Matthew 12:30
    Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
    Luke 11:23
    Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 10:42
    And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  10. Cross References
    Matthew 18:6
    But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
    Luke 17:2
    It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.
    1 Corinthians 8:12
    Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
  11. Cross References
    Zechariah 13:7
    Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
  12. Cross References
    Mark 14:21
    For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.
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