GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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15 Then Jesus said to them, "So wherever you go in the world, tell everyone the Good News.
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He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
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Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
17 "These are the miraculous signs that will accompany believers: They will use the power and authority of my name to force demons out of people. They will speak new languages.
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And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
18 They will pick up snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them. They will place their hands on the sick and cure them."
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they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
19 After talking with the apostles, the Lord was taken to heaven, where God gave him the highest position.
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After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
20 The disciples spread [the Good News] everywhere. The Lord worked with them. He confirmed his word by the miraculous signs that accompanied it.
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Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
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