³⁸ John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name,^a]">[a] and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” ³⁹ 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. ⁴⁰ For the one who is not against us is for us. ⁴¹ For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

Temptations to Sin

⁴² “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,^b]">[b] it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.