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they will pick upἀροῦσινsnakes;ὄφειςand ifκἂνthey drinkπίωσινanythingτιdeadly,θανάσιμόνit will neverοὐ μὴharmβλάψῃthem;αὐτοὺςthey will layἐπιθήσουσινhandsχεῖραςonἐπὶthe sick,ἀρρώστουςandκαὶthey will get well.”καλῶς ἕξουσιν
Mark 16:18
Study it in the app“they will pick up snakes; and if they drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.””
With the Greek beneath
Mark 16:18, word by word
- they will pick upἀροῦσινarousin
pick up
To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.
Where else “arousin” appears- snakesὄφειςopheis
snake
Snake, serpent.
Where else “opheis” appears- and ifκἂνkan
even if
Raises an extreme case that does not change what is stated.
Where else “kan” appears- they drinkπίωσινpiōsin
drink
To take water, wine or another liquid by mouth.
Where else “piōsin” appears- deadlyθανάσιμόνthanasimon
deadly
Deadly, causing death.
Where else “thanasimon” appears- harmβλάψῃblapsēi
harm
Harm, injure.
Where else “blapsēi” appears- they will layἐπιθήσουσινepithēsousin
lay hands
To rest one's hands on someone to heal or bless them.
Where else “epithēsousin” appears- handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- the sickἀρρώστουςarrōstous
sick
Sick, ill.
Where else “arrōstous” appears- they will get wellκαλῶςkalōs
well
Well, rightly.
Where else “kalōs” appears- they will get wellἕξουσινhexousin
be in state
To be in some state: "those who were sick".
Where else “hexousin” appears
Parallel passages
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The final commission
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Mark 16:15-20
15And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. 16The one who believes and is immersed will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18they will pick up snakes; and if they drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.” 19So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20And they went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message through the signs that accompanied it.
16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. 17And when they saw him, they bowed down before him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19So go and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to keep all things that I have commanded you. And look, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age.”
44And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45Then he opened their mind to understand the Scriptures. 46And he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah should suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47and that change of mind and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49And look, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” 50And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. 51And it happened, while he was blessing them, that he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52And they, having bowed down before him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53and they were continually in the temple, blessing God.
The context
17And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
18 · This verse (above)
19So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
To study Mark 16 in a group
1. What it says
What did the women see on arriving at the tomb, and what did the young man in white tell them (vv. 4–7)?
2. What it means
How did the women react as they left the tomb, and why (v. 8)?
3. How I live it
The young man said, “He is going ahead of you to Galilee” (v. 7). What step of trust can you take today even without seeing everything?