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48 Then he said to the followers, “Whoever accepts a little child like this in my name is accepting me. And anyone who accepts me is also accepting the one who sent me. The one among you who is the most humble—this is the one who is great.”

Whoever Is Not Against You Is for You(A)

49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone using your name to force demons out of people. We told him to stop because he does not belong to our group.”

50 Jesus said to him, “Don’t stop him. Whoever is not against you is for you.”

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48 Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.(A) For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”(B)

49 “Master,”(C) said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”

50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”(D)

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