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Matthew 12:30

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

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ASV

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

KJV

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

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συνάγωνsunagōngatheringG4863 →
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σκορπίζει.skorpizeiscatters.G4650 →

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Mark 9:40For whoever is not against us is for us.Luke 11:23He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.Joshua 24:15But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”Luke 9:50“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.Matthew 6:24No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.2 Corinthians 6:15–16What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?Revelation 3:15–16I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other!Exodus 32:26So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.Joshua 5:13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”1 Chronicles 12:17–18And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”Galatians 5:17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.Matthew 25:42For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.Amos 8:12People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.Daniel 11:17He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.2 Samuel 3:6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.2 Kings 10:6Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city.

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