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Mark 9:39
Mark 9:39 Forbid him not. He neither praises nor blames him for following an independent course, and not working with his disciples. He simply declares that he must not be forbidden, and that those who work the same kind of work that we do should be regarded not as enemies, but allies. Thousands, in every period of church history, have spent their lives in copying John's mistake. They have labored to stop every man who will not work for Christ in their way from working for Christ at all (Ryle).
Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Mark 9:39:
Matthew 18:1
Mark 9:39
Luke 9:46-50
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