Mark 16:9-20

Modern English Version

The Appearance to Mary Magdalene^(A)

⁹ Now when Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. ¹⁰ She went and told those who had been with Him as they mourned and wept. ¹¹ When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

The Appearance to Two Disciples^(B)

¹² After that He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. ¹³ And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

The Commissioning of the Disciples^(C)

¹⁴ Afterward He appeared to the eleven as they sat at supper, and He reprimanded them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. ¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized will be saved. But he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ These signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they will take up serpents; if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

The Ascension^(D)

¹⁹ After the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God. ²⁰ Then they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.