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And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:15 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
  • KJV And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
  • NKJV And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
  • NASB And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
  • NLT And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.

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Quick answer

Jesus commissions them to go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. The risen Lord sends his church to all peoples.

Overview

This is Mark's form of the Great Commission, sending the gospel beyond Israel to the whole creation. The message to be proclaimed is the Good News of the crucified and risen Christ. The worldwide mission of the church flows directly from the resurrection and remains its central task.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 26

  • Matt 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.
  • Ps 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.
  • 1 Jn 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
  • John 20:21Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
  • Isa 60:1–3Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
  • Col 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.
  • Rom 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—
  • Ps 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.
  • 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, the blind, and the lame.’
  • Rom 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,
  • Luke 2:10–11But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
  • Matt 10:5–6These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.
  • Rev 14:6Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
  • Col 1:6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
  • Ps 67:1–2For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
  • Isa 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
  • Eph 2:17He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
  • Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
  • Isa 42:10–12Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
  • Ps 98:3He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
  • Isa 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

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Christ at the center

Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'

How Mark 16:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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