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Mark 9:38

In 9 translations

BSB: John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
KJV: ¶ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
WEB: John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”
ASV: John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.
LSV: And John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw a certain one casting out demons in Your Name, who does not follow us, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.”
YLT: And John did answer him, saying, 'Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'
DBY: And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.
DRC9:37: John answered him, saying: Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbade him.
GNV: Then Iohn answered him, saying, Master, we sawe one casting out deuils by thy Name, which followeth not vs, and we forbade him, because he followeth vs not.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read Ἔφη (“was speaking”); Textus Receptus read ἀπεκρίθη (“answered”).
In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν (“who not follows to us”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐκωλύομεν (“we were forbidding”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐκωλύσαμεν (“we were forbidding”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read ἠκολούθει (“he was following”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀκολουθεῖ (“he follows”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (5)

In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling of Ἰωάννης: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνης.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include λέγων (“saying”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling of εἴδομέν: Westcott–Hort: εἴδαμέν.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ἐν (“in”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: Ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης; Tregelles add λέγων; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης λέγων.
SBLGNT: ἐν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐν; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
SBLGNT: καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἠκολούθει ἡμῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἠκολούθει ἡμῖν; Tregelles read ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν; Robinson–Pierpont read ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν; Heinrich Greeven read ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: Ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης· Διδάσκαλε, εἴδομέν τινα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, καὶ ἐκωλύομεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἠκολούθει ἡμῖν.
RP2018: Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ Ἰωάννης, λέγων, Διδάσκαλε, εἴδομέν τινα τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν· καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν.
TR-Boyd: Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης, λέγων, Διδάσκαλε, εἴδομέν τινα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν· καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν.ἐν ¦ — ST
SCR1894: απεκριθη δε αυτω ο ιωαννης λεγων διδασκαλε ειδομεν τινα εν τω ονοματι σου εκβαλλοντα δαιμονια ος ουκ ακολουθει ημιν και εκωλυσαμεν αυτον οτι ουκ ακολουθει ημιν

Who and where

👤 John the Apostle◆ Teachings on Humility/Temptation/Reconciliation

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Boanerges Eldad Toleration Exorcist Catholicity Intolerance, Religious John, the Apostle Bigotry Demons Commandments

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Luke 9:49–50“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.” “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
Numbers 11:26–29Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp. A…
Luke 11:19And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles

9:37 in some Bibles
9:38 in most Bibles