The Commissioning of the
Eleven and the Ascension of Jesus
MK 16:15-20
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Go into the whole world
and proclaim the gospel to every
creature.
Whoever believes and is baptized
will be saved;
whoever does not believe will be
condemned.
These signs will accompany those who
believe:
in my name they will drive out
demons,
they will speak new languages.
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.”
So then the Lord Jesus, after he
spoke to them,
was taken up into heaven
and took his seat at the right hand
of God.
But they went forth and preached
everywhere,
while the Lord worked with them
and confirmed the word through
accompanying signs.