18 they will pick up snakes; [a](A) if they should drink anything deadly, it will not harm(B) them; they will lay hands on(C) the sick, and they will get well.”

The Ascension

19 So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them,(D) was taken up into heaven(E) and sat down at the right hand(F) of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the accompanying signs.]

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Footnotes

  1. 16:18 Other mss add with their hands

18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them;[a] they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well.” 19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 16:18 tn For further comment on the nature of this statement, whether it is a promise or prediction, see ExSyn 403-6.