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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 16:17

And 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 that they were. These signs were shown... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 16:18

They shall take up serpents - When it is necessary for the sake of establishing religion, they shall handle poisonous reptiles without injury, thus showing that God was with them to keep them from harm. This was literally fulfilled when Paul shook the viper from his hand. See Acts 28:5-6.Any deadly thing - Any poison usually causing death.Shall not hurt them - There is a similar promise in Isaiah 43:2.They shall lay hands on the sick ... - See instances of this in the Acts of the Apostles, Acts... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 16:15-16

Mark 16:15-16. Go ye into all the world To all countries under heaven; and preach the gospel to every creature That is, to all mankind, to every human being, whether Jew or Gentile, for our Lord speaks without any limitation or restriction whatever. On this Bengelius remarks, “If all men, of all places and ages, have not heard the gospel, the successors of the first preachers, or those whose duty it was to hear it, have not answered God’s design herein, but have made void his counsel.” ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 16:17-20

Mark 16:17-20. And these signs shall follow them that believe Bengelius subjoins, “That believe with that very faith mentioned in the preceding verse.” (Though it is certain a man may work miracles and not have saving faith, Matthew 7:22-23.) “It was not one faith by which Paul was saved; another, by which he wrought miracles. Even at this day, in every believer, faith has a latent miraculous power: (every effect of prayer being really miraculous:) although in many, because of their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 16:15-18

166. On a mountain in Galilee (Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15-18)The apostles had an indication why Jesus had told them to go to Galilee when he took them up one of the mountains. From there they could look out to the next stage of the kingdom’s mission, the Gentile nations beyond. The three and a half years public ministry of Jesus had been limited to Israel (cf. Matthew 10:5-6; Matthew 15:24; Romans 15:8), but the ministry that the risen Jesus now passed on to his disciples extended to all... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 16:15

He said. Probably some time after Mark 16:14 , on the eve of the Ascension. world = kosmos. App-129 . preach = proclaim. Greek. kerusso. App-121 . the gospel = the glad tidings. every creature = all the creation. Put by Figure of speech Snec doche (of Genus), App-6 , for all mankind. Fulfilled during "that generation" . See Colossians 1:6 , Colossians 1:23 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 16:16

believeth. Seo App-150 ., i. baptized. See App-115 . believeth not = disbelieveth. damned = condemned. Greek. katakrino. App-122 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 16:17

these signs shall follow = these signs shall attend, or follow close upon. See App-167 and Hebrews 2:3 , Hebrews 2:4 , and the fulfilment in Acts 3:7 , Acts 3:8 ; Acts 5:16 ; Acts 6:8 ; Acts 9:34 , Acts 9:40 , &c. They were limited to the dispensation covered by the Acts of the Apostles. See Hebrews 2:3 , Hebrews 2:4 ; Hebrews 6:1-6 ; and compare 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 . them that believe . Not merely the Apostles, therefore. See App-168 . In = Through. Greek. en . App-104 . In My name.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 16:18

They shall take up serpents. See Acts 28:5 . Compare Luke 10:19 . if they drink, &c. The condition to be seen by the result. App-118 . drink , &c. Eusebius (iii. 39) records this of John and of Barsabas, surnamed Justus. not = by no means. Greek. ou me. App-105 . lay hands on (Greek. epi. App-104 .) the sick . See Acts 3:7 ; Acts 19:11 Acts 19:12 ; Acts 2:8 , Acts 2:9 , Acts 2:10 . c. 1 Corinthians 12:9 , 1 Corinthians 12:28 . James 5:14 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 16:15

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and reach the gospel to the whole creation. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.Notice the dramatic shift to singular pronouns in these verses; although addressed to THEM and YE, that is the eleven, there is not a plural word afterward in these verses, this no doubt being designed by the Holy Spirit in order to thwart any application of Mark 16:17-20 to any persons whomsoever except the... read more

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