Mark 9:40 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁴⁰For he that is not against us is on our part.

Mark 9:40 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 12:30
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Luke 11:23
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

Topics

Bigotry Catholicity Jesus, the Christ Toleration

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 30-40)

Here, I. Christ foretels his own approaching sufferings. He passed through Galilee with more expedition than usual, and would not that any man should know of it (Mark 9:30); because he had done many mighty and good works among them in vain, they shall not be invited to see them and have the benefit of them, as they have been. The time of his sufferings drew nigh, and therefore he was willing to be…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 40)

40. For he that is not against us is on our part--Two principles of immense importance are here laid down: “First, No one will readily speak evil of Me who has the faith to do a miracle in My name; and second, If such a person cannot be supposed to be against us, ye are to consider him for us.” Let it be carefully observed that our Lord does not say this man should not have “followed them,” nor ye…