Mark 9:38-50

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. 43 n And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to o hell, 3 to p the unquenchable fire. 4 45 q And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into o hell. 47 r And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into s hell, 48 'where t their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.' 49 For everyone will be salted with fire. 5 50 v Salt is good, w but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? x Have salt in yourselves, and y be at peace with one another."

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Cross References
    Numbers 11:28
    And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, "My lord Moses, stop them.
  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
    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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Cross References
    Matthew 5:30
    And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.
    Matthew 18:8
    And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 5:22
    But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
    Matthew 5:29
    If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
  12. Cross References
    Mark 9:48
    'where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.'
    Matthew 3:12
    His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.
    Matthew 25:41
    Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
  13. Cross References
    Matthew 18:8
    And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.
  14. Cross References
    Mark 9:43
    And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
  15. Cross References
    Matthew 5:29
    If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
    Matthew 18:9
    And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
  16. Cross References
    Matthew 5:22
    But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
    Matthew 5:29
    If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
  17. Cross References
    Isaiah 66:24
    "And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me. For their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."
  18. Cross References
    Luke 14:34
    Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?
  19. Cross References
    Matthew 5:13
    You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 43:24
    You shall present them before the Lord, and the priests shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.
    Colossians 4:6
    Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
    Ephesians 4:29
    Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
  21. Cross References
    Romans 12:18
    If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
    2 Corinthians 13:11
    Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
    1 Thessalonians 5:13
    And to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
    Mark 9:34
    But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.
    Romans 14:19
    So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
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