What Does Mark 9:39 Mean?

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“But”

but, and, etc

“Jesus”

jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites

“said”

to speak or say (by word or writing)

“not”

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

“Forbid”

to estop, i.e., prevent (by word or act)

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“no man”

not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing

“for”

properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)

“there is”

he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are

“which”

the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that

“shall do”

to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)

“a miracle”

force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)

“in”

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“name”

a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)

“my”

of me

“that”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“can”

to be able or possible

“lightly”

shortly, i.e., without delay, soon, or (by surprise) suddenly, or (by implication, of ease) readily

“speak evil”

to revile

“of me”

me