Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

^7 (A)And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

⁴⁵ For even the Son of Man came not to be served but ^(A)to serve, and ^(B)to give his life as a ransom for ^(C)many.”

¹⁵ And he said to them, ^(A)“Go into all the world and ^(B)proclaim the gospel to ^(C)the whole creation. ^16 (D)Whoever believes and is ^(E)baptized ^(F)will be saved, but ^(G)whoever ^(H)does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And ^(I)these signs will accompany those who believe: ^(J)in my name they will cast out demons; ^(K)they will speak in new tongues; ^18 (L)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^(M)they will lay their hands ^(N)on the sick, and they will recover.”

¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, ^(O)after he had spoken to them, ^(P)was taken up into heaven and ^(Q)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^(R)the Lord worked with them and confirmed ^(S)the message ^(T)by accompanying signs.]]