Mark 16:18 — Meaning and Application

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“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.”

Mark 16:18

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He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

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.

And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with {them}, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

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Mark 16:1

"And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the {mother} of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him."

Mark 16:2

"And very early in the morning the first {day} of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."

Mark 16:3

"And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?"

Mark 16:4

"And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great."

Mark 16:5

"And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted."

Mark 16:6

"And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him."

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