KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
John spoke up and said, 'Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons using your name, but he's not one of us. We told him to stop because he doesn't follow our group.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The disciples were gatekeeping who could do ministry in Jesus' name.
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