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

⁹ But He rose to life early on the first day of the week, and appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom He had expelled seven demons. ¹⁰ She went and brought the tidings to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping. ¹¹ But they, when they were told that He was alive and that she had seen Him, could not believe it. ¹² Afterwards He showed Himself in another form to two of them as they were walking, on their way into the country. ¹³ These, again, went and told the news to the rest; but not even them did they believe.

¹⁴ Later still He showed Himself to the Eleven themselves whilst they were at table, and He upbraided them with their unbelief and obstinacy in not having believed those who had seen Him alive. ¹⁵ Then He said to them, "Go the whole world over, and proclaim the Good News to all mankind. ¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he who disbelieves will be condemned. ¹⁷ And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages. ¹⁸ 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."

¹⁹ So the Lord Jesus after having thus spoken to them was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ But they went out and made proclamation everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming their Message by the signs which accompanied it.

⁹ to Urban, our fellow labourer in Christ, and to my dear Stachys. ¹⁰ Greetings to Apella, that veteran believer; and to the members of the household of Aristobulus. ¹¹ Greetings to my countryman, Herodion; and to the believing members of the household of Narcissus. ¹² Greetings to those Christian workers, Tryphaena and Tryphosa; also to dear Persis, who has laboured strenuously in the Lord's work. ¹³ Greetings to Rufus, who is one of the Lord's chosen people; and to his mother, who has also been a mother to me. ¹⁴ Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and to the brethren associated with them; ¹⁵ to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister and Olympas, and to all God's people associated with them. ¹⁶ Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the Churches of Christ send greetings to you.

¹⁷ But I beseech you, brethren, to keep a watch on those who are causing the divisions among you, and are leading others into sin, in defiance of the instruction which you have received; and habitually to shun them. ¹⁸ For men of that stamp are not bondservants of Christ our Lord, but are slaves to their own appetites; and by their plausible words and their flattery they utterly deceive the minds of the simple.

¹⁹ Your fidelity to the truth is everywhere known. I rejoice over you, therefore, but I wish you to be wise as to what is good, and simple-minded as to what is evil. ²⁰ And before long, God the giver of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!