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Mark 16:15

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Mark 16:15, King James Version (KJV)

“He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.”

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Mark 16 (KJV)

  1. 1And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
  2. 2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
  3. 3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
  4. 4And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
  5. 5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
  6. 6And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
  7. 7But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
  8. 8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
  9. 9Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
  10. 10And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
  11. 11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
  12. 12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
  13. 13And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
  14. 14Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
  15. 15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
  16. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
  17. 17And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
  18. 18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
  19. 19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
  20. 20And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

Related verses

Passages that readers often connect with Mark 16:15, in the King James Version.

  • Matthew 28:19

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

  • Mark 13:10

    And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

  • Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  • Luke 24:47–48

    And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. …

  • Psalm 96:3

    Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

  • 1 John 4:14

    And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

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