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.”

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15 Then he told them, “As you go into the entire world, proclaim the gospel to everyone.[a] 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever doesn’t believe will be condemned. 17 These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they’ll drive out demons. they’ll speak in new languages,[b] 18 and they’ll pick up snakes with their hands.[c] Even if they drink any deadly poison, it won’t hurt them, and they’ll place their hands on the sick, and they’ll recover.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 16:15 Lit. to the whole creation
  2. Mark 16:17 Or tongues; i.e., a language normally foreign to the speaker
  3. Mark 16:18 Other mss. lack with their hands