Mark 16:15

Mark 16:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Context of Mark 16:15

13They went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. 14Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected. He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned. 17These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

Mark 16:15 word by word

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Go yeπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allἅπαςhapas · allG537
• the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• and preachκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
• to everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• creatureκτίσιςktisis · creationG2937

Cross-references for Mark 16:15

• Matthew 10:5Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: “Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.
• Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
• Luke 14:21So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
• Luke 24:47and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• John 15:16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
• John 20:21So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. Just as the Father has sent me, I also send you.”
• 1 John 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
• Mark 13:10First the gospel must be preached to all nations.
• Psalms 22:27Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
• Psalms 67:1May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah)
• Psalms 96:3Tell the nations about his splendor! Tell all the nations about his amazing deeds!
• Psalms 98:3He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.
• Isaiah 42:10Sing to the Lord a brand new song! Praise him from the horizon of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, you coastlands and those who live there!
• Isaiah 45:22Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.
• Isaiah 49:6he says, “Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord reveals his royal power in the sight of all the nations; the entire earth sees our God deliver.

Commentaries on Mark 16:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Go ye into all the world - See on Matthew 28:19; (note). And preach the Gospel to every creature - Proclaim the glad tidings - of Christ crucified; and raised from the dead - to all the creation, ͅ ͅ - to the Gentile world; for in this sense בריות berioth, is often understood among the rabbins; because He, through the grace of God, hath tasted death for Every man, Hebrews 2:9. And on the rejection of the Gospel by the Jews, it was sent to the whole…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Into all the world - To the Gentiles as well as the Jews. It was contrary to the opinions of the Jews that the Gentiles should be admitted to the privileges of the Messiah‘s kingdom, or that the partition wall between them should be broken down. See Acts 22:21-22. It was long before the disciples could be trained to the belief that the gospel was to be preached to all men; and it was only by special revelation, even after this command, that Peter preached…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. 1515. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature--See on Joh 20:19-23 and Lu 24:36-49.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 16:15

• Apostles
• Gospel
• Jesus, the Christ
• Missions
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Creature
• Receive
• Resurrection of Christ
• Unbelief
• Apostle
• Armenian Versions, of the Bible
• Baptism (lutheran Doctrine)
• Baptism (non-Immersionist View)
• Jesus Christ

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