Mark 16:9–20

The Appearances of Jesus

Luke 24:13–48; John 20:1–10

⁹³Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, ^hout of whom He had cast seven demons. ¹⁰ⁱShe went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. ^11jAnd when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

¹²After that, He appeared in another form ^kto two of them as they walked and went into the country. ¹³And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

^14lLater He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. ^15mAnd He said to them, “Go into all the world ⁿand preach the gospel to every creature. ^16oHe who believes and is baptized will be saved; ^pbut he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷And these ^qsigns will follow those who ⁴believe: ^rIn My name they will cast out demons; ^sthey will speak with new tongues; ^18tthey ⁵will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; ^uthey will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

The Ascension of Jesus

Luke 24:49–53; Acts 1:9

¹⁹So then, ^vafter the Lord had spoken to them, He was ^wreceived up into heaven, and ^xsat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them ^yand confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.