Passage
Mark 16.17-18
Book: Mark · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
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.
- So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen. (Mark 16:15-20, ASV)
WEB
15. He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation. 16. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
17. These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages; 18. they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
- So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20. They went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen. (Mark 16:15-20, WEB)
KJV
15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
- So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (Mark 16:15-20, KJV)
YLT
15. and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation; 16. he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.
17. 'And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak; 18. serpents they shall take up; and if any deadly thing they may drink, it shall not hurt them; on the ailing they shall lay hands, and they shall be well.'
- The Lord, then, indeed, after speaking to them, was received up to the heaven, and sat on the right hand of God; 20. and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with [them], and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen. (Mark 16:15-20, YLT)
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Setting
- Speaker: TBD
- Audience: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Time period: TBD
Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
- G1140 - daimonion, daimonion, Strong's G1140
- G3686 - onoma, onoma, Strong's G3686
- G4100 - pisteuo, pisteuo, Strong's G4100
Quoted in
Arguments and defeaters:
- Argument from the Resurrection, via Mark 16.9-20
- Bible Contradictions Objection Defeater, via Mark 16.9-20
- Christ Before Jesus Thesis Defeater, via Mark 16.9-20
- Manuscript Variants Bible Corruption Objection Defeater, via Mark 16.9-20
- Marks Ending Proves the Resurrection Was Invented Objection Defeater, via Mark 16.9-20
- The Bible Has Been Recopied and Changed Objection Defeater, via Mark 16.9-20
- Woman Caught in Adultery Was Added Objection Defeater, via Mark 16.9-20
Concepts:
- Authority to Cast Out Demons, via Mark 16.17
- Bible Manuscript Reliability, via Mark 16.9-20
- Criticcom Bible Software, A Response, via Mark 16.9-20
- Evangelist, via Mark 16.17
- Jesus Said, via Mark 16
- Lesson 4.6, Bible Reliability and the Skeptical Critique, via Mark 16.9-20
- Prayers Against Scoffing and Mockery, via Mark 16.17
- Spiritual Warfare, via Mark 16.17
- Young's Literal Translation, via Mark 16.16-18
People:
- Bart Ehrman, via Mark 16.9-20
- John Mark, via Mark 16.9-20
Notes
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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