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〈 Mark 9:39 〉
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. (Mark 9:39)
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Forbid him not.
 That is, stop hindering him. We have no right to force other men to conform to our ideas and opinions, or to follow our methods of labor (see DA 438; cf. Num. 11:27-29).
Miracle.
Gr. dunamis (see p. 208).
In my name.
 Peter (see Acts 3:6-8) and Paul (see Acts 16:16-18) and probably all the other disciples, when they performed miracles, did so in the “name” of Jesus.
Lightly.
Gr. tachu, “soon,” “speedily,” “right away,” or “without delay.” To perform a miracle in the name of Jesus would be to recognize His power and authority. One who did a miracle in Christ’s name would not immediately contradict the very power on which he depended for the performance of the miracle.