For whoever is not against us is for us — the maxim is the complement to the divided-kingdom argument of chapter 3 (whoever is not with me is against me — said to those attributing Jesus' work to Satan). Here the context is different: the exorcist is doing the kingdom's work, not opposing it. The two maxims are not contradictory but context-dependent: in the context of active opposition to the kingdom, neutrality is impossible; in the context of effective kingdom ministry done outside the formal group, the kingdom's broad work is to be honored.

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