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The Ascension

Mark 16:20

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 they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
KJV
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
WEB
They went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
ASV
And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
LSV
and they, having gone forth, preached everywhere, the LORD working with [them], and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.]]
YLT
and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with [them], and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.
DBY
And they, going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord working with [them], and confirming the word by the signs following upon [it].
DRC
But they going forth preached every where: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed.
GNV
And they went foorth, and preached euery where. And the Lord wrought with them, and confirmed the worde with signes that folowed. Amen.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων (“They now having gone forth they preached everywhere, of the Lord [who] working with [them] and the word confirming through the accompanying signs”); SBLGNT (2010) do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἀμήν.¶ (“Amen”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording. Double brackets mark a passage whose place in the text is disputed.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: σημείων. Westcott and Hort (1881) (double brackets), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read σημείων; Robinson–Pierpont add Ἀμήν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων.⟧
RP2018
Ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος, καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων. Ἀμήν.
TR-Boyd
Ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου συνεργοῦντος, καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων. Ἀμήν.Ἀμήν. ¦ — ELZ
SCR1894
εκεινοι δε εξελθοντες εκηρυξαν πανταχου του κυριου συνεργουντος και τον λογον βεβαιουντος δια των επακολουθουντων σημειων αμην

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ◆ Holy Week◆ Resurrection and Ascension

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Corinthians 2:4–5My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
  • Acts 14:3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
  • Hebrews 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
  • Romans 15:19by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
  • Acts 8:4–6Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs…
  • Acts 5:12The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  • Acts 2:1–28When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like flames of fire…
  • 1 Corinthians 3:6–9I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each…
  • Acts 4:30as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
  • 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  • Acts 14:8–10In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed. In a loud…

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