The Great Commission
Mark 16:15
Why translations differ here
Mark's longer ending: original, added, or both? Mark 16:9–20 is in the great majority of manuscripts and was known by the second century (Irenaeus quotes it).
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- KJV
- And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- WEB
- He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
- ASV
- And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
- LSV
- and He said to them, “Having gone into all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
- YLT
- and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
- DBY
- And he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.
- DRC
- And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- GNV
- And he saide vnto them, Goe ye into all the worlde, and preach the Gospel to euery creature.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει (“And He said to them; Having gone into the world all do proclaim the gospel to all the creation”); SBLGNT (2010) do not include this wording.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει.
- RP2018
- Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα, κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα, κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει.
- SCR1894
- και ειπεν αυτοις πορευθεντες εις τον κοσμον απαντα κηρυξατε το ευαγγελιον παση τη κτισει
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- Mark 13:10And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
- Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- Luke 24:47–48and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
- Psalms 96:3Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples.
- John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
- John 20:21Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
- 1 John 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- Isaiah 60:1–3Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear…
- Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
- Romans 16:26but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith —
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Romans 10:18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
- Luke 2:31–32which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
- Luke 14:21–23The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled,…
- Isaiah 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).