MARK 9:40 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

9:40 CT and Scrivener TR not against us is for us

AICNT {for whoever is not against us is for us}.[fn]

9:40, not against us is for us: Some manuscripts read “not against you is for you.”

OEB He who is not against us is for us.

WEBBE For whoever is not against us is on our side.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For whoever is not against us is for us.

LSV for he who is not against us is for us;

FBV Anyone who is not against us is for us.

TCNT For whoever is not against [fn]you is for you.

9:40 you is for you ¦ us is for us CT SCR

T4T Furthermore, those who are not opposing us are trying to achieve the same goals that we are.

LEB For whoever is not against us is for us.

BBE He who is not against us is for us.

Moff He who is not against us is for us.

Wymth He who is not against us is for us;

ASV For he that is not against us is for us.

DRA For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

YLT for he who is not against us is for us;

Drby for he who is not against us is for us.

RV For he that is not against us is for us.

SLT For whoever is not against us, is for us.

Wbstr For he that is not against us, is on our part.

KJB-1769 For he that is not against us is on our part.

KJB-1611 For he that is not against vs, is on our part.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For he that is not against vs, is on our part.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva For whosoeuer is not against vs, is on our part.
(For whosoever is not against us, is on our part. )

Cvdl For who so euer is not agaynst vs, the same is for vs.
(For whoso/whoever ever is not against us, the same is for us.)

TNT Whosoever is not agaynste you is on youre parte.
(Whosoever is not against you is on your(pl) part. )

Wycl And who euer yyueth you a cuppe of coold water to drynke in my name, for ye ben of Crist, treuli Y seie to you, he schal not leese his mede.
(And who ever giveth/gives you a cup of cold water to drink in my name, for ye/you_all been of Christ, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his mede.)

Luth Wer nicht wider uns ist, der ist für uns.
(Who not against us/to_us/ourselves is, the/of_the is for/in_favour_of us/to_us/ourselves.)

ClVg Quisquis enim potum dederit vobis calicem aquæ in nomine meo, quia Christi estis: amen dico vobis, non perdet mercedem suam.
(Anyone because drink will_give to_you(pl) chalice/cup water in/into/on by_name mine, because of_Christ you_are: amen I_mean/say to_you(pl), not/no will_destroy a_reward his_own. )

UGNT ὃς γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν καθ’ ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐστιν.
(hos gar ouk estin kath’ haʸmōn, huper haʸmōn estin.)

SBL-GNT ὃς γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν καθʼ ⸂ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν⸃ ἐστιν.
(hos gar ouk estin kathʼ ⸂haʸmōn, huper haʸmōn⸃ estin.)

RP-GNT Ὃς γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν καθ' ὑμῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐστιν.
(Hos gar ouk estin kath' humōn huper humōn estin.)

TC-GNT Ὃς γὰρ οὐκ ἔστι καθ᾽ [fn]ὑμῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐστιν.
(Hos gar ouk esti kath humōn huper humōn estin. )

9:40 υμων υπερ υμων ¦ ημων υπερ ημων CT SCR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:38–41: Jesus told who is for him and who is against him

In this section, the disciple John told Jesus that he and the other disciples had tried to stop a man from expelling demons in Jesus’ name. They did this because the man was not one of the twelve disciples. Jesus then taught them that many people other than the twelve disciples were following him. He said that all of these people will be rewarded for what they do in his name.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section heading:

Jesus told who is on his side and who is on the side against him

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is For Us (NIV)

On using the name of Jesus (NJB)

The parallel passage for this section is in Luke 9:49–50.

9:40

For whoever is not against us is for us.

If a person does not oppose us,^(incl) he agrees with us.
Whoever is not our^(incl) enemy is our friend.

For: Verse 9:39b–c is the reason for 9:39a. But 9:40 states a more general reason for the principle in 9:39b–c. The BSB shows this with the conjunction For. Translate this conjunction with that meaning.

For a way to change the order of 9:39–40, see the General Comment on 9:39–40 below.

whoever is not against us is for us: This expression states that there are two groups of people:

those who are for Jesus, and
those who are against him.

All people are in one or the other group. So if someone is not against us, then he is for us. The pronoun us refers to Jesus and the disciples.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

the man who is not against us is on our side (JBP)

whoever does not oppose us stands with us

the person who is not our enemy is our friend

General Comment on 9:39–40

In some languages, it may be more natural to put the general reason (9:40) before the specific reason (9:39b–c). It may also be more natural to put the specific reason (9:39b–c) before the result (9:39a). For example:

⁴⁰Whoever is not against us is for us. ^39bSo no one who does a miracle in my name ^39ccan in the next moment say anything bad about me. ^39aSo/Therefore, do not stop him.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ οὐκ ἐστίν καθʼ ἡμῶν ὑπέρ ἡμῶν ἐστίν)

Here, the word For introduces a reason for what Jesus has just told his disciples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a statement, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [That is because] or [Here is why:]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

οὐκ ἔστιν καθ’ ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐστιν

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ οὐκ ἐστίν καθʼ ἡμῶν ὑπέρ ἡμῶν ἐστίν)

Here, the phrase against us describes people who attack or hate Jesus and his disciples. The phrase for us describes people who support or are friendly to Jesus and his disciples. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use comparable phrases or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is not our enemy is our friend] or [is not attacking us is helping us]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

(Occurrence -1) ἡμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅς Γάρ οὐκ ἐστίν καθʼ ἡμῶν ὑπέρ ἡμῶν ἐστίν)

By us, Jesus means himself and his disciples, so use the inclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Parallel MARK 9:40

Section 9:38–41: Jesus told who is for him and who is against him

9:40

General Comment on 9:39–40