Luke 11 · Verse 23

Luke 11:23

He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
Luke 11:23, King James Version

Luke 11:23 in other translations

BSBHe who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
WEB“He who is not with me is against me. He who doesn’t gather with me scatters.
ASVHe that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
YLThe who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.
DARBYHe that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.
BBEHe who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.
WebsterHe that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

What does Luke 11:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. gathereth ... scattereth--referring probably to gleaners. The meaning seems to be, Whatever in religion is disconnected from Christ comes to nothing.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verses 14-23. Mt 12:22 and Mt 12:23-30

Verse 23.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:14-26

Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the…

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Luke 11:23 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁhoThe [one]G3588
μὴmēnotG3361
ὢνōnbeingG1510
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326
ἐμοῦemouMeG1473
κατ᾽kat᾽againstG2596
ἐμοῦemouMeG1473
ἐστιν,estinis,G1510
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁhothe [one]G3588
μὴmēnotG3361
συνάγωνsunagōngatheringG4863
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326
ἐμοῦemouMeG1473
σκορπίζει.¶skorpizeiscatters.G4650

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 11:23

  • Matthew 12:30

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

  • Luke 9:50

    And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

  • Revelation 3:15-16

    I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

  • Mark 9:40

    For he that is not against us is on our part.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9:50; Mt 12:30; Re 3:15,16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 11:22

    But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

  • Luke 11:23

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

  • Luke 11:24

    When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

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Luke 11:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El que no es conmigo, contra mí es; y el que conmigo no recoge, desparrama.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Celui qui n’est pas avec moi est contre moi; et celui qui n’assemble pas avec moi, disperse.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer nicht mit mir ist, ist wider mich; und wer nicht mit mir sammelt, zerstreut.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui non est mecum, contra me est: et qui non colligit mecum, dispergit.