Mark 16:14-20

The Disciples Commissioned

14 Afterward 1He appeared 2to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their 3unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.
15 And He said to them, "4Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
16 "5He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: 6in My name they will cast out demons, they will 7speak with new tongues;
18 they will 8pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will 9lay hands on the sick, and they will recover *."
19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had 10spoken to them, He 11was received up into heaven and 12sat down at the right hand of God.
20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.] [And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. ]

Cross References 12

  • 1. Mark 16:12; John 21:1, 14
  • 2. Luke 24:36; John 20:19, 26; 1 Corinthians 15:5
  • 3. Matthew 28:17; Mark 16:11, 13; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25
  • 4. Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8
  • 5. John 3:18, 36; Acts 16:31
  • 6. Mark 9:38; Luke 10:17; Acts 5:16; Acts 8:7; Acts 16:18; Acts 19:12
  • 7. Acts 2:4; Acts 10:46; Acts 19:6; 1 Cor 12:10, 28, 30; 1 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Corinthians 14:2
  • 8. Luke 10:19; Acts 28:3-5
  • 9. Mark 5:23
  • 10. Acts 1:3
  • 11. Luke 9:51; Luke 24:51; John 6:62; John 20:17; Acts 1:2, 9-11; 1 Timothy 3:16
  • 12. Psalms 110:1; Luke 22:69; Acts 7:55; Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 3:22

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or "attesting miracles"
  • [b]. Or "attesting miracles"
  • [c]. A few late mss and versions contain this paragraph, usually after v 8; a few have it at the end of ch
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