The Great Commission Given.
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b 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
c Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
b 17 And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
[The Book of Acts gives examples of each one of these except the fourth, and though we have no there is little doubt that in the many persecutions such cases did occur.] a and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. [This is a promise not of bare companionship, but of full sympathy and support ( Isaiah 43:2 ; Exodus 33:15 ; Joshua 1:5 ). The duration of this promise shows that it is intended for all disciples.]18 they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.