Mark 16:20

Mark 16:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Context of Mark 16:20

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. The disciples went out everywhere. They told people God's good news. The Lord worked with them. He did powerful things to show that the message which they spoke was true.]

Mark 16:20 word by word

ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• theyἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• went forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• and preachedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• every whereπανταχοῦpantachou · everywhereG3837
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• working withσυνεργέωsunergeō · to work withG4903
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• confirmingβεβαιόωbebaioō · to confirmG950
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• withδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• signsσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• followingἐπακολουθέωepakoloutheō · to follow afterG1872
• Amenἀμήνamēn · amenG281

Cross-references for Mark 16:20

• Acts 2:1Then the day of the Pentecost festival arrived. All the believers were meeting together in one place.
• Acts 4:30Show people that you are strong. Cause sick people to become well. Do other powerful things to show that you are God. It is the authority of your holy servant Jesus that will make these things happen.’
• Acts 5:12At that time, the apostles were doing many miracles that showed God's power among the people. All the believers often met together in the yard of the temple in a place called Solomon's porch.
• Acts 8:4The believers who had left Jerusalem went to many different towns. In each place, they told the people the message about Jesus.
• Acts 14:3So Paul and Barnabas stayed in Iconium for a long time. They were not afraid to tell people the message about the Lord Jesus. The Lord gave them power to do miracles. These showed the people that God was with Paul and Barnabas and that their message was true. They taught that God saves people because he is very kind.
• Romans 15:19God's Holy Spirit used his power to do many miracles. He caused many great and powerful things to happen. As a result, I have told the whole good news about Christ to many people. I have told it while I travelled all the way from Jerusalem to Illyricum.
• 1 Corinthians 2:4When I spoke to you and when I taught you God's message, I did not use clever words. I did not want you to believe me because you thought I was wise. Instead, it was the power of God's Holy Spirit that showed you that my message was true.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6When I told you God's good news, I was like someone who planted seeds. Then Apollos was like someone who gave water to the young plants. But it was God who caused everything to grow.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1So, as we work together with God, we tell you to be careful. Remember that God has been very kind and he has forgiven you. Do not waste that!
• Hebrews 2:4God himself also showed clearly that what these people said is true. He did many miracles and powerful things which showed that he was with them. He also helped them with gifts from the Holy Spirit, in the way that he wanted.

Commentaries on Mark 16:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The Lord working with them - This co-operation was twofold, internal and external. Internal, illuminating their minds, convincing them of the truth, and establishing them in it. External, conveying their word to the souls that heard it, by the demonstration of the Holy Ghost; convincing them of sin, righteousness, and judgment; justifying them by his blood, and sanctifying them by his Spirit. Though miraculous powers are not now requisite, because the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20They went forth - The apostles. Everywhere - In all parts of the world. See the account in the Acts and the Epistles. The Lord worked with them - By miracles; by removing obstacles; by supporting them; and by giving the gospel success and making it effectual to saving men. Confirming the word - Showing it to be the word of God or a revelation from heaven. d By signs following - By attending miracles. By raising the dead, healing the sick, etc., as signs…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-20Verses 19-20 After the Lord had spoken he went up into heaven. Sitting is a posture of rest, he had finished his work; and a posture of rule, he took possession of his kingdom. He sat at the right hand of God, which denotes his sovereign dignity and universal power. Whatever God does concerning us, gives to us, or accepts from us, it is by his Son. Now he is glorified with the glory he had before the world. The apostles went forth, and preached every…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. 2020. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen--We have in this closing verse a most important link of connection with the Acts of the Apostles, where He who directed all the movements of the infant Church is perpetually styled "The Lord"; thus illustrating His own promise for the rounding and building up of the Church, "Lo, I AM WITH You alway!"Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Apostle
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• Unbelief
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• Ascension
• Baptism (lutheran Doctrine)
• Confirm; Confirmation
• Follow
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to

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