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Selected Verse: Matthew 12:30 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 12:30 |
Strong Concordance |
He that is [5607] not [3361] with [3326] me [1700] is [2076] against [2596] me [1700]; and [2532] he that gathereth [4863] not [3361] with [3326] me [1700] scattereth abroad [4650]. |
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King James |
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad--On this important parable, in connection with the corresponding one (Mat 12:43-45), see on Luk 11:21-26. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He that is not with me is against me - For there are no neuters in this war. Every one must be either with Christ or against him; either a loyal subject or a rebel. And there are none upon earth, who neither promote nor obstruct his kingdom. For he that does not gather souls to God, scatters them from him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
He that is not with me is against me - In vain do men seek for methods to reconcile God and mammon. There is no medium between loving the Lord and being his enemy - between belonging to Christ or to Satan. If we be on the side of the devil, we must expect to go to the devil's hell; if we be on the side of Christ, we may expect to go to his heaven. When Christ, his truth, and his servants are assaulted, he who does not espouse their cause is not on Christ's side, but incurs the guilt of deserting and betraying him. There are many, (it is to be feared), in the world who are really against Christ, and scatter abroad, who flatter themselves that they are workers together with him, and of the number of his friends!
Scattereth abroad - This seems to have been a proverbial form of speech, and may be a metaphor taken from shepherds. He who does not help the true shepherd to gather his flock into the fold is, most likely, one who wishes to scatter them, that he may have the opportunity of stealing and destroying them. I do not find any parallel to this proverbial mode of speech in the Jewish rabbins, if it be one, nor have I met with it among the Greek or Roman writers. |
21 When [3752] a strong man [2478] armed [2528] keepeth [5442] his [833] palace [1438], his [846] goods [5224] are [2076] in [1722] peace [1515]:
22 But [1161] when [1875] a stronger [2478] than he [846] shall come upon him [1904], and overcome [3528] him [846], he taketh [142] from him [846] all his armour [3833] wherein [1909] [3739] he trusted [3982], and [2532] divideth [1239] his [846] spoils [4661].
23 He that is [5607] not [3361] with [3326] me [1700] is [2076] against [2596] me [1700]: and [2532] he that gathereth [4863] not [3361] with [3326] me [1700] scattereth [4650].
24 When [3752] the unclean [169] spirit [4151] is gone [1831] out of [575] a man [444], he walketh [1330] through [1223] dry [504] places [5117], seeking [2212] rest [372]; and [2532] finding [2147] none [3361], he saith [3004], I will return [5290] unto [1519] my [3450] house [3624] whence [3606] I came out [1831].
25 And [2532] when he cometh [2064], he findeth [2147] it swept [4563] and [2532] garnished [2885].
26 Then [5119] goeth he [4198], and [2532] taketh [3880] to him seven [2033] other [2087] spirits [4151] more wicked [4191] than himself [1438]; and [2532] they enter in [1525], and dwell [2730] there [1563]: and [2532] the last [2078] state of that [1565] man [444] is [1096] worse [5501] than the first [4413].
43 [1161] When [3752] the unclean [169] spirit [4151] is gone [1831] out of [575] a man [444], he walketh [1330] through [1223] dry [504] places [5117], seeking [2212] rest [372], and [2532] findeth [2147] none [3756].
44 Then [5119] he saith [3004], I will return [1994] into [1519] my [3450] house [3624] from whence [3606] I came out [1831]; and [2532] when he is come [2064], he findeth [2147] it empty [4980], swept [4563], and [2532] garnished [2885].
45 Then [5119] goeth he [4198], and [2532] taketh [3880] with [3326] himself [1438] seven [2033] other [2087] spirits [4151] more wicked [4191] than himself [1438], and [2532] they enter in [1525] and dwell [2730] there [1563]: and [2532] the last [2078] state of that [1565] man [444] is [1096] worse than [5501] the first [4413]. Even so [3779] shall it be [2071] also [2532] unto this [5026] wicked [4190] generation [1074].