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Luke 9:49

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.

KJV

Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶπεν· ἐπιστάτα, εἴδομέν τινα ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ μεθ’ ἡμῶν.

Greek NT

Respondens autem Joannes dixit : Præceptor, vidimus quemdam in nomine tuo ejicientem dæmonia, et prohibuimus eum : quia non sequitur nobiscum.

Vulgate

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.

ASV

And John, answering, said: Master, we saw a certain man casting out devils in thy name: and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

21 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δαιμόνιον
daimonion
noun · 63×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κωλύω
koluo
verb · 23×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀκολουθέω
akoloutheo
verb · 91×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐκβάλλω
ekballo
verb · 80×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπιστάτης
epistates
noun · 7×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ | RP: + ὁ
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ὁRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν | RP: ἐπὶ
  • ἐνSBLGNT
  • ἐνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐπὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐκωλύομεν | WH/NIV: ἐκωλύομεν | Treg/RP: ἐκωλύσαμεν
  • ἐκωλύομενSBLGNT
  • ἐκωλύομενWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐκωλύσαμενTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. And how calls he those carnal, who had attained so large a measure of the Spirit; and into whose praises, at the beginning he had entered so much at large? Because they also were carnal, unto whom the Lord says, Matthew 7:22-23 Depart from Me, you workers of iniquity, I know you not; and yet they both cast out devils, and raised the dead, and uttered prophecies. So that it i…

Cross-references

  • Acts 19:13 — Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
  • John 12:22 — Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
  • Luke 11:19 — And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
  • Mark 9:38 — 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.
  • Mark 9:38 — 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.
  • Matt 12:27 — And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
  • Num 11:27 — And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
  • Num 11:28 — And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.