Mark 9:39 — Compare Translations

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But Jesus said, "Stop preventing him, for [there] is no one who will perform a miraculous work in [or, on the basis of] My name and will soon [afterwards] be able to speak evil of Me.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But Jesus said, Do not restrain or hinder or forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in My name will soon afterward be able to speak evil of Me.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Don’t stop him,” said Jesus, “because there is no one who will perform a miracle in my name who can soon afterward speak evil of me.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and be able soon [after] to speak ill of me;

English EASY 2024

Jesus said, ‘Do not tell him to stop. That man is using my authority to do powerful things. Someone who does that cannot immediately say anything bad about me.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jesus said, "Don't stop him. Whoever uses my name to do powerful things will not soon say bad things about me.

But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“Do not try to stop him,” Jesus told them, “because no one who performs a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say evil things about me.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Jesus said, "Don't stop him! No one who works a miracle in my name can turn around and speak evil of me.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Don't stop him," said Jesus, "because there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name who can soon afterwards speak evil of Me.

English KJV 1611

But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.

English LSB

But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who does a miracle in My name can quickly speak evil of Me.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Jesus replied, "Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me.

English NIV

"Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,

English NKJ 1982

But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

English NLT

"Don't stop him!" Jesus said. "No one who performs miracles in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But Jesus said, "Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“Don’t stop him!” Jesus replied. “For the one who does miracles in the power of my name proves he is not my enemy.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Don't forbid him!“ Jesus said. “For no one doing miracles in my name will quickly turn against me.

English Tyndale 1537

But Jesus said: forbid him not. For there is no man that shall do a miracle in my name, and(that) can speak lightly evil(can lightly speak evil) of me.