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Luke 9:50

Luke 9:50
And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they did not receive him,.... The Ethiopic version reads "them", the messengers; but it should rather seem that they did receive the messengers, and promised them lodging and entertainment; being…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 9:43-50

We may observe here, I. The impression which Christ's miracles made upon all that beheld them (Luk 9:43): They were all amazed at the mighty power of God, which they could not but see in all the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Luke 9:50-62

Luk 9:51 to Luk 18:31. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance.

This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical…