Mark 16:17

Mark 16:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
• New International Version (NIV)And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

Context of Mark 16:17

15Then Jesus said to them, ‘Go to all people everywhere in the world. Tell God's good news to everyone. 16If a person believes in me, then you should baptize that person. And God will save that person. But if a person does not believe, God will judge that person to be guilty. These miracles will happen when people believe in me. On my behalf, they will send bad spirits out of people. They will speak new languages. 18If they pick up a snake, it will not hurt them. If they drink poison, it will not hurt them. They will put their hands on ill people, and God will make those people well.’ 19So, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to the disciples, God took him up into heaven. There he sat down at the right side of God.

Mark 16:17 word by word

Σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασιν ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσιν, γλώσσαις λαλήσουσιν καιναῖς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• signsσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• shall followπαρακολουθέωparakoloutheō · to followG3877
• themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• shall they cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• devilsδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140
• they shall speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• with newκαινόςkainos · newG2537
• tonguesγλῶσσαglōssa · tongueG1100

Cross-references for Mark 16:17

• John 14:12I tell you this: Whoever believes in me will do the same things that I have been doing. Yes, he will do even greater things than these, because I will go to my Father.
• Luke 10:17Later, the 72 disciples that Jesus had sent out returned to him. They were very happy. ‘Master,’ they said, ‘even bad spirits obey us. When we use your name, they do what we say.’
• Acts 5:16Many people also came into Jerusalem from the small towns near the city. They brought their sick friends with them. Some of those sick people had bad spirits that gave them trouble. God caused all these sick people to become well again.
• Acts 8:7Many people there had bad spirits, which were living in them. Philip sent the bad spirits out of those people. As the spirits came out, they shouted loudly. Some other people had weak arms or legs, and some people could not walk well. Philip caused many of them to become well again.
• Acts 16:18The slave girl continued to do this for many days. After some time, Paul became angry. So he turned round and he said to the bad spirit, ‘I am using the authority of Jesus Christ! I command you to leave this woman!’ When Paul said that, the spirit left her immediately.
• Acts 19:12Because of this, people were taking pieces of cloth and clothes that Paul gave to them. Paul had used these things, and people took them to those who were ill. After they touched these cloths, the sick people would become well again. Bad spirits also left them.
• Acts 2:4All the believers became full with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in languages that they had not learned. They spoke whatever language the Holy Spirit helped them to speak.
• Acts 10:46They heard the new believers speaking in strange languages. They were also praising God. Then Peter said,
• Acts 19:6Then Paul put his hands on each believer's head. When he did this, the Holy Spirit came down on them. They spoke in different languages and they spoke messages from God.
• 1 Corinthians 12:10The same Spirit gives other people power to do miracles. Other people can speak messages from God. Some people can recognize whether spirits are good or bad. Some people can speak in different kinds of languages. And other people can explain what those languages mean.
• 1 Corinthians 14:5I would like all of you to speak in different kinds of languages. But even more, I want you to speak God's message clearly to people. Anyone who can speak a message from God is important in the church. He is more important than someone who speaks in different kinds of languages. That person only helps the church if someone can explain what he says. Only in that way will his message help the church to become stronger.

Commentaries on Mark 16:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17These signs shall follow - Or rather, accompany; this is the proper import of the original word , from with, and , I follow. Them that believe - The believers, as we express it; i.e. the apostles, and all those who in those primitive times were endued with miraculous powers, for the confirmation of the doctrines they preached. In my name - That is, by the authority and influence of the almighty Jesus. Cast out devils - Whose kingdom Jesus Christ was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And these signs - These miracles. These evidences that they are sent from God. Them that believe - The apostles, and those in the primitive age who were endowed with like power. This promise was fulfilled if it can be shown that these signs followed in the case of any who believed, and it is not necessary to suppose that they would follow in the case of all. The meaning is, that they would be the result of faith, or of the belief of the gospel. It is true…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 The evidences of the truth of the gospel are so full, that those who receive it not, may justly be upbraided with their unbelief. Our blessed Lord renewed his choice of the eleven as his apostles, and commissioned them to go into all the world, to preach his gospel to every creature. Only he that is a true Christian shall be saved through Christ. Simon Magus professed to believe, and was baptized, yet he was declared to be in the bonds of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-20Nearly all scholars agree that Mark did not write the shorter ending and the longer ending of his Gospel. These endings use different styles, vocabulary, and theology (teaching about God). Also, the two best early Greek manuscripts (Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus) do not include these endings. However, many scholars also doubt that Mark meant to end his Gospel at 16:8. Several reasons support this view: Mark emphasizes that the predictions of Jesus…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. And these signs shall follow them that believe ... They shall take up serpents--These two verses also are peculiar to Mark. The Ascension and Triumphant Proclamation of the Gospel Thereafter (Mr 16:19, 20).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 16:17

• Apostles
• Charism
• Demons
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Language
• Miracles
• Persecution
• Power

In the dictionaries

• Daemoniac
• Exorcist
• Gifts, spiritual
• Prophecy
• Receive
• Resurrection of Christ
• Tongues, Gift of
• Unbelief
• Armenian Versions, of the Bible
• Demon; Demoniac; Demonology

Commentaries on Mark 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings