Luke
Luke 9:49–50
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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Luke 9:49
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master | Ἐπιστάτα | Epistata | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G1988 master, teacher |
| said | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| John | Ἰωάννης | Iōannēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| we saw | εἴδομέν | eidomen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| someone | τινα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| driving out | ἐκβάλλοντα | ekballonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce |
| demons | δαιμόνια | daimonia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| name | ὀνόματί | onomati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we tried to stop | ἐκωλύομεν | ekōlyomen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2967 I prevent, hinder |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| he does not accompany | ἀκολουθεῖ | akolouthei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G190 I accompany, attend, follow |
| us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Luke 9:50
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | Μὴ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| stop | κωλύετε | kōlyete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2967 I prevent, hinder |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| replied | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| whoever | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| against | καθ’ | kath’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| for | ὑπὲρ | hyper | Preposition | G5228 in behalf of, above |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
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Luke 9:49 Mark 9:38–40 · Numbers 11:27–29
Luke 9:50 Matthew 12:30 · Luke 11:23 · Philippians 1:15–18 · 1 Corinthians 12:3 · Luke 16:13 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Mark 9:41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.