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They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” <a href="/esv/mark/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” <a href="/bsb/mark/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.” <a href="/blb/mark/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and with their hands they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it shall never hurt them; they will lay hands upon the sick, and they will be well." <a href="/kjv/mark/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/mark/16.htm">New King James Version</a> they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” <a href="/nasb_/mark/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” <a href="/nasb/mark/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/mark/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” <a href="/lsb/mark/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” <a href="/amp/mark/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.” <a href="/csb/mark/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> they will pick up snakes; if they should drink anything deadly, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.” <a href="/hcsb/mark/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> they will pick up snakes; if they should drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.&#8221 <a href="/asv/mark/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. <a href="/cev/mark/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They will handle snakes and will drink poison and not be hurt. They will also heal sick people by placing their hands on them. <a href="/erv/mark/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. <a href="/gwt/mark/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They will pick up snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them. They will place their hands on the sick and cure them." <a href="/gnt/mark/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> if they pick up snakes or drink any poison, they will not be harmed; they will place their hands on sick people, and these will get well." <a href="/isv/mark/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> and they will pick up snakes with their hands. Even if they drink any deadly poison it will not hurt them; and the'll place their hands on the sick, and they'll recover." <a href="/msb/mark/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> they will pick up snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.? <a href="/net/mark/16.htm">NET Bible</a> they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well." <a href="/nheb/mark/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick, and they will be made well." <a href="/wbt/mark/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/mark/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/web/mark/16.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> they will take up serpents; and if they may drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the ailing, and they will be well.” <a href="/blb/mark/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and with their hands they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it shall never hurt them; they will lay hands upon the sick, and they will be well." <a href="/ylt/mark/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> serpents they shall take up; and if any deadly thing they may drink, it shall not hurt them; on the ailing they shall lay hands, and they shall be well.' <a href="/slt/mark/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They shall take up serpents; and should they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall put hands upon the sick, and they shall be well.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They shall take up serpents; and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. <a href="/cpdv/mark/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They will take up serpents, and, if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they will be well.” <a href="/nabre/mark/16.htm">New American Bible</a> They will pick up serpents [with their hands], and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” <a href="/nrsvce/mark/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> they will pick up snakes in their hands, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they will pick up snakes; and if they should drink any poison of death, it will not harm them; and they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be healed. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And they will take up snakes, and if they should drink lethal poison, it will not harm them, and they will place their hands on the sick and they will be healed.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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.<CM> <a href="/godbey/mark/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <a href="/haweis/mark/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly potion, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover health.<CM> <a href="/mace/mark/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they shall handle serpents, and if they drink any mortal poison, it shall do them no hurt: they shall lay hands on the sick, and the sick shall recover. <a href="/wey/mark/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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." <a href="/worrell/mark/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>they will take up serpents; and, if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/mark/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>they shall take up serpents, and if they should drink any <Fr>thing<FR> poisonous, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall be well.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/mark/16-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=5754" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/16.htm">The Great Commission</a> …17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/142.htm" title="142: arousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To raise, lift up, take away, remove. ">they will pick up</a> <a href="/greek/3789.htm" title="3789: opheis (N-AMP) -- Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan.">snakes</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">their</a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: chersin (N-DFP) -- A hand. ">hands,</a> <a href="/greek/2579.htm" title="2579: kan (Conj) -- And if, even if, even, at least. From kai and ean; and if.">and if</a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: piōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">they drink</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">any</a> <a href="/greek/2286.htm" title="2286: thanasimon (Adj-ANS) -- Deadly, mortal, fatal. From thanatos; fatal, i.e. Poisonous.">deadly poison,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/984.htm" title="984: blapsē (V-ASA-3S) -- To hurt, injure. A primary verb; properly, to hinder, i.e. to injure.">it will not harm</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them;</a> <a href="/greek/2007.htm" title="2007: epithēsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose.">they will lay</a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiras (N-AFP) -- A hand. ">their hands</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/732.htm" title="732: arrōstous (Adj-AMP) -- Infirm, sick, ill, feeble, sickly. Infirm.">the sick,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: hexousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">they will be made</a> <a href="/greek/2573.htm" title="2573: kalōs (Adv) -- Well, nobly, honorably, rightly. Adverb from kalos; well.">well.” </a> 19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a> Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. <a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Acts 28:3-6</a> Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand. / When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” / But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. ... <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a> Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. <a href="/john/14-12.htm">John 14:12</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. <a href="/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15-16</a> As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. / Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed. <a href="/acts/8-7.htm">Acts 8:7</a> With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed. <a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11-12</a> God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them. <a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-15</a> Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8</a> The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a> You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent. <a href="/exodus/4-2.htm">Exodus 4:2-4</a> And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. / “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. / “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand. <a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9-12</a> “When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.” / So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. / But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. ... <a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29-31</a> So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.” / And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. / Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the boy’s face, but there was no sound or response. So he went back to meet Elisha and told him, “The boy has not awakened.” <a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a> So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a> Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.shall take.<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.<a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a> Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.<a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a> Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.if.<a href="/2_kings/4-39.htm">2 Kings 4:39-41</a> And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not… they shall lay.<a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8,12,16</a> Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk… <a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Acts 4:10,22,30</a> Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole… <a href="/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15,16</a> Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/mark/16-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/mark/3-4.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/matthew/21-44.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/mark/7-10.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/mark/6-13.htm">Infirm</a> <a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Injure</a> <a href="/mark/15-7.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/mark/13-16.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Poison</a> <a href="/mark/10-51.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Venomous</a> <a href="/mark/16-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/mark/14-14.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/mark/14-31.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-40.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/luke/3-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/luke/1-53.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/luke/4-35.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/luke/4-38.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/john/5-7.htm">Infirm</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Injure</a> <a href="/luke/3-15.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Poison</a> <a href="/luke/18-41.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Serpents</a> <a href="/luke/4-40.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/3-7.htm">Snakes</a> <a href="/acts/28-4.htm">Venomous</a> <a href="/luke/1-9.htm">Way</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/luke/2-46.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 16</div>1. <a href="/mark/16-1.htm">An Angel declares the resurrection of Jesus to three women.</a> 9. <a href="/mark/16-9.htm">Jesus himself appears to Mary Magdalene;</a> 12. <a href="/mark/16-12.htm">to two going into the country;</a> 14. <a href="/mark/16-14.htm">then to the apostles;</a> 15. <a href="/mark/16-15.htm">whom he sends forth to preach the gospel;</a> 19. <a href="/mark/16-19.htm">and ascends into heaven.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of handling snakes without harm is reminiscent of the Apostle Paul's experience in <a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Acts 28:3-5</a>, where he was bitten by a viper but suffered no ill effects. In the ancient Near East, snakes were often symbols of danger and evil, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a> with the serpent in the Garden of Eden. The ability to handle snakes without harm signifies divine protection and authority over evil. This phrase should not be taken as a directive for testing faith but rather as an assurance of God's protection in the fulfillment of His mission.and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them This statement emphasizes divine protection over believers. In the historical context, poisoning was a known method of assassination, and the assurance here is that God will protect His followers from such dangers. This promise is not a call to test God by deliberately ingesting poison but rather an assurance of His safeguarding presence. Theologically, it reflects the broader biblical theme of God's protection over His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a>, where the faithful are promised safety from harm.they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well. The laying on of hands is a biblical practice associated with healing and the impartation of blessings or authority. In the New Testament, Jesus often healed the sick through touch, as seen in passages like <a href="/mark/1-41.htm">Mark 1:41</a> and <a href="/luke/4-40.htm">Luke 4:40</a>. The early church continued this practice, as seen in <a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Acts 9:17-18</a> with Ananias and Paul, and in <a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-15</a>, where the elders are instructed to pray over the sick. This phrase underscores the continuation of Jesus' healing ministry through His followers, empowered by the Holy Spirit. It highlights the compassionate nature of God and His desire for the wholeness of His creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this promise, Jesus is addressing His disciples after His resurrection, commissioning them for the work ahead. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' words, representing all believers who would follow in their footsteps. 3. <a href="/topical/s/snakes_and_poison.htm">Snakes and Poison</a> Symbolic elements representing danger and harm, which believers are promised protection from. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sick.htm">The Sick</a> Individuals who are afflicted with illness, whom believers are empowered to heal through faith. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_commission.htm">The Great Commission</a> The broader context of Jesus' instructions to His disciples to spread the Gospel and perform signs in His name.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> Believers are assured of God's protection in their mission, symbolized by the handling of snakes and drinking poison without harm. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_miracles.htm">Faith and Miracles</a> The passage encourages believers to have faith in God's power to perform miracles, such as healing the sick. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_snakes_and_poison.htm">Symbolism of Snakes and Poison</a> These elements represent spiritual and physical dangers that believers may encounter, but they are not to be feared. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_believers.htm">Role of Believers</a> Christians are called to be active participants in God's work, using the gifts and authority given to them to impact the world positively. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a> This verse is a reminder to trust in the promises of God, knowing that He equips and protects those who serve Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 16</a> <a href="/q/are_pleasant_words_like_a_honeycomb.htm">Can you trample on snakes and scorpions safely?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_oral_roberts.htm">Who is Oral Roberts?</a> <a href="/q/do_miraculous_gifts_exist_today.htm">Are miraculous spiritual gifts still present today?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_laying_hands.htm">What does the Bible say about laying on hands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) They shall take up serpents.--The instance of St. Paul at Melita is the only recorded example of the kind (<a href="/context/acts/28-1.htm" title="And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.">Acts 28:1-6</a>). Power over "serpents and scorpions" had, it will be remembered, been given before (<a href="/luke/10-19.htm" title="Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.">Luke 10:19</a>).If they drink any deadly thing . . .--Of this there is no recorded instance in the New Testament, but it finds an illustration in the tradition of the poisoned cup which was offered to St. John. <a href="/commentaries/mark/16-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>they will pick up ἀροῦσιν (arousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> To raise, lift up, take away, remove. snakes ὄφεις (opheis) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> Probably from optanomai; a snake, figuratively, an artful malicious person, especially Satan. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. their ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hands, χερσὶν (chersin) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. and if κἂν (kan) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2579.htm">Strong's 2579: </a> And if, even if, even, at least. From kai and ean; and if. they drink πίωσιν (piōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. any τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. deadly poison, θανάσιμόν (thanasimon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2286.htm">Strong's 2286: </a> Deadly, mortal, fatal. From thanatos; fatal, i.e. Poisonous. it will not harm βλάψῃ (blapsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_984.htm">Strong's 984: </a> To hurt, injure. A primary verb; properly, to hinder, i.e. to injure. them; αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. they will lay ἐπιθήσουσιν (epithēsousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose. [their] hands χεῖρας (cheiras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. [the] sick, ἀρρώστους (arrōstous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_732.htm">Strong's 732: </a> Infirm, sick, ill, feeble, sickly. Infirm. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they will be made ἕξουσιν (hexousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. well.” καλῶς (kalōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2573.htm">Strong's 2573: </a> Well, nobly, honorably, rightly. Adverb from kalos; well. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/mark/16-18.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 16:18 They will take up serpents (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/16-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 16:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 16:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/16-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 16:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 16:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>