Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
they will take snakes in their hands; even if they drink anything poisonous, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
They 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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
and they'll pick up snakes with their hands.Even if they drink any deadly poison, it won't hurt them, and they'll place their hands on the sick, and they'll recover."
A Conservative Version
They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.
American Standard Version
they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
they will pick up snakes [i.e., without being harmed]; and if they happen to drink anything poisonous, it will not harm them; they will place hands on sick people [i.e., with prayer] and they will be healed."
Anderson New Testament
they 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.
Bible in Basic English
They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.
Common New Testament
they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."
Daniel Mace New Testament
they shall handle serpents, and if they drink any mortal poison, it shall do them no hurt: they shall lay hands on the sick, and the sick shall recover.
Darby Translation
they shall take up serpents; and if they should drink any deadly thing it shall not injure them; they shall lay hands upon the infirm, and they shall be well.
Godbey New Testament
OMITTED TEXT
Goodspeed New Testament
they will take snakes in their hands, and if they drink poison it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well."
John Wesley New Testament
they shall speak with new tongues: They shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them: they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Julia Smith Translation
They shall take up serpents; and should they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall put hands upon the sick, and they shall be well.
King James 2000
They 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
they will pick up snakes. And if they drink any deadly [poison] it will never hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and {they will get} well."
Modern King James verseion
they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will be well.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and shall kill serpents. And if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay their hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
Moffatt New Testament
they will handle serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and make them well."
Montgomery New Testament
they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."
NET Bible
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well."
New Heart English Bible
they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them;[note: see Wallace, Exegetical Syntax, 403?6, whether promise or prediction] they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
Noyes New Testament
they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.
Sawyer New Testament
they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly [poison] it shall not hurt them; and they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall be well.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly potion, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover health.
Twentieth Century New Testament
They shall take up serpents in their hands; and, if they drink any poison, it shall not hurt them; they will place their hands on sick people and they shall recover."
Webster
They 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.
Weymouth New Testament
They shall take up venomous snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison it shall do them no harm whatever. They shall lay their hands on the sick, and the sick shall recover."
World English Bible
they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
Worrell New Testament
they will take up serpents; and, if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
Worsley New Testament
they shall take up serpents, and if they should drink any thing poisonous, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall be well.
Youngs Literal Translation
serpents they shall take up; and if any deadly thing they may drink, it shall not hurt them; on the ailing they shall lay hands, and they shall be well.'
Themes
Baptism » Those that believe and are baptized
Charism » An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
Devil/devils » Who has authority over devils
Disciples/apostles » What jesus Christ sent his disciples to do
Disease » Healed » The gift of
Disease » Instances of » Miraculous healing of, a sign to accompany the preaching of the word
Evangelism » Jesus Christ sending forth disciples to preach
hands » Laying on of » In healing
Healing » Who is given power to heal
Immunity » Israel promised special immunity from calamities
Imposition of hands » In healing
Israel » Under the special protection of jehovah » Promised special immunity from calamities
Israel » Kings of judah » Promises to
Laying on of hands » In healing
Miracles » Power to work, given the disciples
Name » What can be accomplished in the name of the lord
Power » Of Christ » Enabling others to work miracles
The power of Christ » Exhibited in » Enabling others to work miracles
Serpent » The apostles given power over
Serpents » Miracles connected with » Power over, given to the disciples
Sickness » Inflicted upon the wicked » The jews,promised special immunity from calamities
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Mark 16:18
Prayers for Mark 16:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Talks To The Apostles
17 And the following signs will attend those who believe: By using my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign languages; 18 they will take snakes in their hands; even if they drink anything poisonous, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well." 19 So the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took His seat at God's right hand.
Cross References
Luke 10:19
Listen! I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy, and nothing at all will ever harm you.
James 5:14-15
Is anyone sick among you? He should call in the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord,
Mark 5:23
and kept earnestly begging Him, saying, "My dear little daughter is at the point of death. Come, lay your hands on her, so that she may get well and live."
Acts 3:6-8
But Peter said, "No silver or gold have I, but what I do have I will give you. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth start walking."
Acts 4:30
by stretching out your hand to cure people and to perform signs and wonders by the authority of your holy Servant Jesus."
Acts 9:17-18
So Ananias left and went to that house, and there he laid his hands upon Saul, and said, "Saul, my. brother, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road on which you were coming here, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 9:34
So Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ now cures you! Get up and make your bed!" And at once he got up.
Acts 19:12
as an instrument that the people carried off to the sick, towels or aprons used by him, and at their touch they were cured of their diseases, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Acts 28:3-6
Paul, too, gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he put them on the fire, because of the heat, a viper crawled out of them and fastened itself upon his hand.
Acts 28:8-9
Publius' father chanced to be sick in bed with fever and dysentery, and Paul went to see him and after praying laid his hands upon him and cured him.
Acts 3:16
It is His name, that is, on condition of faith in His name, that has made strong again this man whom you see and recognize -- yes, faith inspired by Him has given this man the perfect health you all see.
Acts 5:15-16
so that they kept bringing out into the streets their sick ones and putting them on little couches or pallets, that at least the shadow of Peter, as he went by, might fall on some of them.
Acts 3:12
When Peter saw this, he said to the people, "Fellow Israelites, why are you so surprised at this? Why do you keep staring at us, as though we had by our own power or piety made this man walk?
Acts 4:10
you and all the people of Israel must know that it is by the authority of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead -- yes, I repeat it, it is by His authority that this man stands here before you well.
Acts 4:22
for the man on whom the wonderful cure had been performed was more than forty years old.
Acts 9:40-42
Then Peter put them all out of the room, knelt down and prayed, and, turning to the body, said, "Tabitha, get up!" Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Romans 16:20
Now the peace-giving God will soon crush Satan under your feet. The spiritual blessing of our Lord Jesus be with you.
1 Corinthians 12:9
to another, through union with the same Spirit, faith; to another, by one and the same Spirit, power to cure the sick;