Focused Passage

Luke 9:49-50

The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun

Luke moves from delegated mission to growing public confusion, from wilderness provision to messianic confession, from glory on the mountain to failure below, and from Galilean ministry toward the determined road to Jerusalem.

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49 “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

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Verse 49

Original words

Master Ἐπιστάτα G1988 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - 〈ὁ〉 G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular said Ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular John Ἰωάννης G2491 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular we saw εἴδομέν G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural someone τινα G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular driving out ἐκβάλλοντα G1544 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular demons δαιμόνια G1140 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular name ὀνόματί G3686 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction we tried to stop ἐκωλύομεν G2967 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb he does not accompany ἀκολουθεῖ G190 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . μεθ’ G3326 Preposition us ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Verse 50

Original words

{Do} not Μὴ G3361 Adverb stop [him] κωλύετε G2967 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πρὸς G4314 Preposition - αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb against καθ’ G2596 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural

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