Mark 16:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

• Mark 16:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  They shall take up serpents - When it is necessary for the sake of establishing religion, they shall handle poisonous reptiles without injury, thus showing that God was with them to keep them fro...

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• Mark 16:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  These verses constitute the longer of two alternative endings found in some MSS. In an Armenian text (of A.D. 986) the longer ending is attributed to Ariston, the Presbyter, perhaps the Aristion who...

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• Mark 16:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  They shall take up serpents. See Acts 28:5 . Compare Luke 10:19 . if they drink, &c. The condition to be seen by the result. App-118. drink , &c. Eusebius (iii. 39) records this of J...

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• Mark 16:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. Take up serpents - Several MSS. add εν ταις χερσιν,...

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• Mark 16:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  They shall take up serpents;— The power here referred to, included, as in the case of St. Paul, Acts 28:3-5 an ability to heal the most dangerous wounds given by the bite of the most noxious anim...

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• Mark 16:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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. They shall take up serpents; and if they dri...

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• Mark 16:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Resurrection 1-8. The women at the tomb, and the angel ( Matthew 28:1 ; Luke 24:1 ; John 20:1 ). See on Mt and Jn.

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• Mark 16:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (9-20) Now when Jesus was risen early. — See Notes on Matthew 28:16-20 . The history of the verses that follow is in every way remarkable. They are not found in two of the oldest MSS. — the Sinait...

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• Mark 16:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 16 CHAPTER 16:1-18 ( Mark 16:1-18 ) CHRIST RISEN "And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint...

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• Mark 16:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Power of His Resurrection Mark 16:1-20 In the dim light the women brave the dangers of an Eastern city and hasten to the grave. How often we seek Christ in the grave of old experiences or o...

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• Mark 16:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  How completely all His disciples had missed the meaning of His teaching concerning His own resurrection may be gathered from this story. The women were bringing spices to embalm His body. In spite of...

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• Mark 16:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (15) And he said unto them; Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (16) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (17) A...

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• Mark 16:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  They shall take up serpents ,.... The Arabic version adds, "in their own hands"; and in an ancient manuscript of Beza's it is read, "in the hands"; so the Apostle Paul had a viper, which fastened an...

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• Mark 16:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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. Ver. 18. It shall not hurt them ] No more shall...

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• Mark 16:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And these signs shall follow them that believe Bengelius subjoins, “That believe with that very faith mentioned in the preceding verse.” (Though it is certain a man may work miracles and not have s...

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• Mark 16:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Appearance to the Eleven.       14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbe...

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• Mark 16:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Mark 16:15 "

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• Mark 16:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And these signs will follow those who believe. In my name they will cast out devils, they will speak with new tongues, they will take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing it will not hurt...

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• Mark 16:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 16:9-20 . See Appendix, p. 641. Mark 16:15 . Go ye into all the world .—That is to say, “Go wherever ye will, wherever ye can, that the gospel may be diffuse...

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• Mark 16:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Mark 16:18 The Safety and Helpfulness of Faith. I. Consider the safety which Christ offers. Notice it is a safety, not by the avoidance of deadly things, but by the neutralizing of them through a...

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• Mark 16:18 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Mark 16:1 . And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. We know that «him» whose name is...

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• Mark 16:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 16:1 . When the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene came very early in the morning to the sepulchre. See on Luke 8:2 . All the circumstances mentioned in these eight verses claim particular not...

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• Mark 16:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And upbraided them with their unbelief. The departing Saviour It cannot be a matter of indifference to the pious to know in what manner the blessed Saviour took final leave of His earthly Churc...

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• Mark 16:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ) that they might come and anoint h...

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• Mark 16:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The appearance to the eleven:

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• Mark 16:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 12:9 ; 2 Kings 4:39-41 ; Acts 19:12 ; Acts 28:3-6 ; Acts 28:8 ; Acts 28:9 ; Acts 3:12 ; Acts 3:16 ; Acts 3:6-8 ; Acts 4:10 ; Acts 4:22 ; Acts 4:30 ; Acts 5:15 ; Acts 5:16...

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• Mark 16:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Christ's Missionary Command as Seen in the Early Church Matthew 28:18-20 ; Mark 16:15-20 ; Luke 24:45-49 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As the time came for the Lord to leave, and to return to His F...

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• Mark 16:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  If they drink any deadly thing — But not by their own choice. God never calls us to try any such experiments.

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