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

⁹ (a) Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala out of whom he had cast seven daemons. ¹⁰ She went and reported it to those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept; ¹¹ but although they heard he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. ¹² After this he appeared in another form to two of them as they were walking on their way to the country. ¹³ They too went and reported it to the rest, but they would not believe them either.

¹⁴ Afterwards he appeared at table to the eleven themselves and reproached them for their unbelief and dulness of mind, because they had not believed those who saw him risen from the dead. [But they excused themselves, saying, "This age of lawlessness and unbelief lies under the sway of Satan, who will not allow what lies under the unclean spirits to understand the truth and power of God; therefore," they said to Christ, "reveal your righteousness now." Christ answered them, "The term of years for Satan's power has now expired, but other terrors are at hand. I was delivered to death on behalf of sinners, that they might return to the truth and sin no more, that they might inherit that glory of righteousness which is spiritual and imperishable in heaven."] ¹⁵ And he said to them, "Go to all the world and preach the gospel to every creature: ¹⁶ he who believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he who will not believe shall be condemned. ¹⁷ And for those who believe, these miracles will follow: they will cast out daemons in my name, they will talk in foreign tongues, ¹⁸ 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."

¹⁹ Then after speaking to them the Lord Jesus was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God, ²⁰ while they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the miracles that endorsed it. (b) But they gave Peter and his companions a brief account of all these injunctions. And, after that, Jesus himself sent out by means of them from east to west the sacred and imperishable message of eternal salvation.

⁹ Salute Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. ¹⁰ Salute that tried Christian, Apelles. Salute those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹ Salute my fellow-countryman Herodion. Salute such members of the household of Narcissus as are in the Lord. ¹² Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who work hard in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis; she has worked very hard in the Lord. ¹³ Salute that choice Christian, Rufus; also his mother, who has been a mother to me. ¹⁴ Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers of their company. ¹⁵ Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas too, and all the saints in their company. ¹⁶ Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.

¹⁷ Brothers, I beg of you to keep your eye on those who stir up dissensions and put hindrances in your way, contrary to the doctrine which you have been taught. Avoid them. ¹⁸ Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you!

¹⁹ Everyone has heard of your loyalty to the gospel; it makes me rejoice over you. Still, I want you to be experts in good and innocents in evil. ²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.