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.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 16:18 in context
Mark 16:15–20
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He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
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He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
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These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;
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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.”
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So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
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