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Luke 9:50

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But Jesus told him, 'Don't stop him. Anyone who's not working against us is actually on our side.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus said if someone's not your enemy, they're your friend — don't gatekeep doing good.

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So yeah, follow the good things they teach you to do — but don't copy how they actually live their lives. They're really good at talking the talk, but they don't walk the walk.

A lot of people are going to come up to me on judgment day like, 'Jesus, Jesus! Didn't we speak for you? Didn't we cast out demons in your name? Didn't we do all these amazing things for you?'

She'd been to doctor after doctor, spending every penny she had on treatments that didn't work. Instead of getting better, she actually got worse.

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