Mark 16:9-20 - The Longer Ending Of Mark

⁹ After Jesus had risen early on the first day of that week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons. ¹⁰ She went and told those who had been with Jesus and who now were grieving and crying. ¹¹ When they heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, they refused to believe Mary. ¹² After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two disciples as they were walking into the country. ¹³ They went back and told the others, who didn't believe them, either.

¹⁴ Finally he appeared to his eleven disciples while they were eating. He rebuked them for their unbelief and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen. ¹⁵ Then he told them, "As you go into the entire world, proclaim the gospel to everyone. ¹⁶ Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever doesn't believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they'll drive out demons, they'll speak in new languages, ¹⁸ 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."

¹⁹ So the Lord Jesus, after talking with his disciples, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ Then his disciples went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the signs that accompanied it.

⁹ Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in the Messiah, and my dear friend Stachys. ¹⁰ Greet Apelles, who has been approved by the Messiah. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. ¹¹ Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the family of Narcissus, who belong to the Lord. ¹² Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has toiled diligently for the Lord. ¹³ Greet Rufus, the one chosen by the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too. ¹⁴ Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. ¹⁵ Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints who are with them. ¹⁶ Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of the Messiah greet you.

¹⁷ Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements that oppose the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them, ¹⁸ because such people are not serving the Messiah our Lord, but their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

¹⁹ For your obedience has become known to everyone, and I am full of joy for you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil. ²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with all of you!