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Matthew 12:30
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Anyone who is not with me is against me,
He that is not with me, is against me: and hee that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
"The one who is not with Me is against Me; and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.
"Whoever is not with me is against me. Whoever does not work with me is working against me.
"He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.
He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
"He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
If you are not on my side, you are against me. If you don't gather in the harvest with me, you scatter it.
"Those who are not with me are against me, and those who do not gather with me are scattering.
He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.
Whoever is not with me is against me. And anyone who does not work with me is working against me.
He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me, shall be dispersed.
"Anyone who is not for me is really against me; anyone who does not help me gather is really scattering.
The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters.
The one who is not with Me is against Me, and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.
"He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters.
"The person who isn't with me is against me, and the person who doesn't gather with me scatters.
He who is not with me is against me; and he who gathereth not with me, in scattering scattereth.
He that is not with me, is agaynst me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abrode.
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
"He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters.
And then he will plunder his house. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
"The man who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.
He that is not with me, is ayens me; and he that gaderith not togidere with me, scaterith abrood.
He that is not with me is against me, and he that does not gather with me scatters.
He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.
"Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.
"Whoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever is not gathering with Me is sending everywhere.
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
He that is no with me, is, against me, - and, he that gathereth not with me, scattereth
He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
He that is not wt me is agaynst me. And he yt gaddereth not wt me scattereth abrode.
`He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.
He that is not wt me, is agaynst me: & he yt gathereth not wt me, scatereth abrode.
"He that is not for me, is against me: and he that is not active for me, is a Deserter."
"This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you're not on my side, you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're making things worse.
"If you don't ride with me, you are my enemy. If you don't gather with me, then you scatter what I am tryin' to do.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that is: Matthew 6:24, Joshua 5:13, Joshua 24:15, 1 Chronicles 12:17, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Mark 9:40, Luke 9:50, Luke 11:23, 2 Corinthians 6:15, 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 John 2:19, Revelation 3:15, Revelation 3:16
gathereth: Genesis 49:10, Hosea 1:11, John 11:52
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:26 - Who is on 2 Samuel 3:6 - Abner 2 Kings 10:6 - If ye be mine Psalms 94:16 - rise up Daniel 11:17 - upright ones Amos 8:12 - shall run Malachi 1:4 - They shall build Matthew 25:42 - General Galatians 5:17 - and these Colossians 1:13 - delivered
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that is not with me, is against me,.... These words chiefly refer to Satan, and are a further proof, that Christ did not cast out devils by him; since they two are as much opposites, as can possibly be; Satan is not on the side of Christ, but an adversary to him; there is an original, and implacable enmity, between the serpent and the seed of the woman; there is an open war between them, and therefore one cannot be thought to lend assistance to the other. They were concerned in different things, had different views and interests, and so took different methods;
and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth: Christ is the good shepherd, that gathers his sheep to himself, and into his fold, by the external ministry of the word, and internal efficacy of his grace; Satan is the wolf, that catches and scatters the sheep, and seeks to kill and destroy them: and since there is such an open war proclaimed and carried on between Christ and the devil, none ought to be neutral; whoever is not on the side of Christ, is reckoned as an enemy; and whoever is not concerned by prayer or preaching, or other means to gather souls to his word and ordinances, and to his church, and to himself, is deemed by him a scatterer of them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26.
Matthew 12:23
Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred that he must be the promised Messiah who was able to do this. This inference was drawn by the common people, and not by the proud and haughty Pharisees. It is not uncommon that people of plain common sense, though unlearned, see the true meaning of the Bible, while those who are filled with pride and science, falsely so called, are blinded.
Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard it ... - It was necessary for the Pharisees, who had determined to reject Jesus of Nazareth, to account in “some” way for the miracles he had performed.
Here was a manifest miracle, an exertion of power unquestionably superior to what people could put forth. The common people were fast drawing the proper inference from it, and coming into the belief that this was the Messiah. The authority and power of the Pharisees were declining. Unless, therefore, some way should be devised of accounting for these facts, their influence would be at an end. Whatever way of accounting for them was adopted, it was necessary that they should acknowledge that there was “superhuman power.” The people were fully persuaded of this, and no man could deny it. They therefore ascribed it to the prince of the devils - to Beelzebub. In this they had two objects:
- To concede to the people that here was a “miracle,” or a work above mere human power.
- To throw all possible contempt on Jesus. Beelzebub, or Beelzebul, as it is in the Greek, and correctly rendered in the margin, was an opprobrious name given to the leader of the devils as an expression of supreme contempt. See the notes at Matthew 10:25.
Matthew 12:25, Matthew 12:26
And Jesus knew their thoughts ... - To know the thoughts of the heart belongs only to God, Psalms 139:2; Jeremiah 17:10.
Every kingdom ... - Their subtle and cunning device was completely foiled, and Jesus made their argument recoil on their own heads. A kingdom or a family can prosper only by living in harmony. The different parts and members must unite in promoting the same objects. If divided - if one part undoes what the other does - it must fall. So with the kingdom of Satan. It is your doctrine that Satan has “possessed” these whom I have cured. It is also your doctrine that he has helped me to cure them. If so, then he has helped me to undo what he had done. He has aided me to cast himself out - that is, to oppose and discomfit himself. At this rate, how can there be any stability in his kingdom? It must fall, and Satan must have less than human prudence.
Matthew 12:27
By whom do your children cast them out? - Your disciples; your followers.
See the notes at Matthew 1:1. Christ was not satisfied by showing them the intrinsic absurdity of their argument. He showed them that it might as well be applied to them as to him. your disciples, taught by you and encouraged by you, pretend to cast out devils. If your argument be true that a man who casts out devils must be in league with the devil, then “your disciples” have made a covenant with him also. You must therefore either give up this argument, or admit that the working of miracles is proof of the assistance of God.
Therefore they shall be your judges - They condemn you and your argument. They are conclusive witnesses against the force of your reasoning.
Matthew 12:28
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God ... - The Spirit of God, here, means the “power” of God - in Luke, by the “finger” of God.
Compare Exodus 8:19; Psalms 8:3. If this work is not by the aid of Satan, then it is by the aid of God. Then his kingdom, or “reign,” is come, Matthew 3:2. The reign of Satan over people, and the reign of God are in opposition. If God expels Satan from his dominion over people, then his reign has come.
Matthew 12:29
Or else ... - The Saviour makes use of a new illustration to confute the Pharisees, drawn from breaking into a house.
A man could not break into the house of a strong man and take his property unless he had rendered the man himself helpless. If he had taken his goods, it would therefore be sufficient proof that he had bound the man. So I, says he, have taken this “property - this possessed person” - from the dominion of Satan. It is clear proof that I have subdued “Satan himself,” the “strong” being that had him in possession. The words “or else” mean “or how:” “How, or in what way, can one, etc.”
Spoil his goods - The word “spoil” commonly means, now, to corrupt, injure, or destroy. Here it means “to plunder,” to take with violence, as it commonly does in the Bible. See Colossians 2:8, Colossians 2:15; Exodus 3:22.
Matthew 12:30
He that is not with me ... - In addition to his other arguments, Jesus urges this general principle, that there can be but two parties in the universe.
If anyone did not act with him, he was against him. If he gathered not with him, he scattered. This is taken from the practice of persons in harvest. He that did not gather with him, or “aid” him, scattered abroad, or opposed him. The application of this was, “As I have not united with Satan, but opposed him, there can be no league between us.” The charge, therefore, is a false one.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 30. 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.
