MARK 16:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Those who believe will be able to do miracles: they’ll be able to use my authority to command demons to leave and to speak new languages,

ULT Now these signs will accompany the ones having believed: In my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

UST I will enable those who trust in me to perform miracles. Specifically, they will represent me by forcing demons out of people. They will talk in languages that they have not learned.

16:17 TH and WH will follow

16:17 TH and WH in tongues

BLB And these signs will accompany those having believed: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

AICNT “And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak in [new][fn] tongues,

16:17, new: Absent from some manuscripts.

OEB Moreover these signs will attend those who believe. In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

WEBBE These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

LSV And signs will accompany those believing these things: they will cast out demons in My Name; they will speak with new tongues;

FBV The following signs will accompany those who trust in me: in my name they will drive out demons; they will speak new languages;

TCNT And these signs will [fn]accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, they will speak in [fn]new tongues,

16:17 accompany 98% ¦ follow ECM^† TH WH 0.4%

16:17 new ¦ — ECM^† TH WH

T4T Those who believe my good message will perform miracles. Specifically, by my power they will expel evil spirits. They will speak in languages that they have not learned.

LEB And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will expel demons, they will speak in new tongues,

BBE And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;

Moff And for those who believe, these miracles will follow:
⇔ they will cast out daemons in my name,
⇔ they will talk in foreign tongues,

Wymth And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages.

ASV And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

DRA And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils: they shall speak with new tongues.

YLT 'And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak;

Drby And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

RV And these signs shall follow them that believe: in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

SLT And these signs shall follow those having believed; In my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

Wbstr And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak in new languages;

KJB-1769 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

KJB-1611 And these signes shal follow them that beleeue, In my Name shall they cast out deuils, they shall speake with new tongues,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And these tokens shall folowe them that beleue. In my name they shal cast out deuils, they shall speake with newe tongues,
(And these tokens shall follow them that believe. In my name they shall cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues,)

Gnva And these tokens shall folowe them that beleeue, In my Name they shall cast out deuils, and shall speake with newe tongues,
(And these tokens shall follow them that believe, In my Name they shall cast out devils, and shall speak with new tongues, )

Cvdl As for the tokens, which shal folowe the that beleue, these are they: In my name shal they cast out deuyls: Speake with new tunges:
(As for the tokens, which shall follow the that believe, these are they: In my name shall they cast out devils: Speak with new tongues:)

TNT And these signes shall folowe them that beleve: In my name they shall cast oute devyls and shall speake with newe tonges
(And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils and shall speak with new tongues )

Wycl And these tokenes schulen sue hem, that bileuen. In my name thei schulen caste out feendis; thei schulen speke with newe tungis;
(And these tokenes should sue hem, that believen. In my name they should cast/threw out fiends/devils; they should speak with new tongues;)

Luth Die Zeichen aber, die da folgen werden denen, die da glauben, sind die: In meinem Namen werden sie Teufel austreiben, mit neuen Zungen reden,
(The sign but, the there follow/obey become those, the there believe, are die: In my name(s) become they/she/them devil expel/drive_out, with new tongues talk,)

ClVg Signa autem eos qui crediderint, hæc sequentur: in nomine meo dæmonia ejicient: linguis loquentur novis:[fn]
(Signa however them who/which crediderint, these_things sequentur: in/into/on by_name mine demons eyicient: tongues/languages loquentur news: )

16.17 Signa autem, etc. Nunquid si signa non faciamus, non credimus? Sed hæc in exordio necessaria fuerunt, ut fides miraculis nutriretur, fide autem Ecclesiæ jam confirmata non sunt necessaria. Dæmonia ejicient, etc. Hoc hodie spiritualiter facit Ecclesia, cum per exorcismi gratiam manum credentibus imponit, et malignos spiritus expellit. Linguis loquentur novis. Hoc fit dum fideles veteris vitæ sæcularia verba relinquunt, et sancta mysteria insonant, et Dei laudes et potentiam quantum valent extollunt.

16.17 Signa however, etc. Nunquid when/but_if signs not/no let's_do_it, not/no we_believe? But these_things in/into/on beginning necessary they_were, as faith with_miracles nutriretur, with_faith however Assemblies/Churches already confirmed not/no are necessary. Dæmonia eyicient, etc. This today/at_this_time spiritually he_does Assembly/Church, when/with through exorcisms grace hand to_believers imposes, and malignos spirit expels. Linguis loquentur news. This fit while faithful olds of_life seculara words they_leave, and holy mysteries insonant, and of_God praises and power quantum they_are_strong extollunt.

UGNT Σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασιν παρακολουθήσει ταῦτα; ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσιν; γλώσσαις λαλήσουσιν καιναῖς;
(Saʸmeia de tois pisteusasin parakolouthaʸsei tauta; en tōi onomati mou daimonia ekbalousin; glōssais lalaʸsousin kainais;)

SBL-GNT σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασιν ⸂ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει⸃, ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσιν, γλώσσαις λαλήσουσιν ⸀καιναῖς,
(saʸmeia de tois pisteusasin ⸂tauta parakolouthaʸsei⸃, en tōi onomati mou daimonia ekbalousin, glōssais lalaʸsousin ⸀kainais,)

RP-GNT Σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασιν ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσιν· γλώσσαις λαλήσουσιν καιναῖς·
(Saʸmeia de tois pisteusasin tauta parakolouthaʸsei; en tōi onomati mou daimonia ekbalousin; glōssais lalaʸsousin kainais;)

TC-GNT Σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασι [fn]ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσι· γλώσσαις λαλήσουσι [fn]καιναῖς·
(Saʸmeia de tois pisteusasi tauta parakolouthaʸsei; en tōi onomati mou daimonia ekbalousi; glōssais lalaʸsousi kainais; )

16:17 ταυτα παρακολουθησει 98% ¦ ακολουθησει ταυτα ECM^† TH WH 0.4%

16:17 καιναις ¦ — ECM^† TH WH

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:14–18: Jesus told his disciples to preach the good news to all people

After Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene and two of his followers, he appeared to his eleven disciples. First, he rebuked them for their lack of faith and for refusing to believe that he had been raised from the dead. Then Jesus told them to go out into the world and preach the good news to everyone.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus Appears to the Eleven (GNT)

What Jesus’ Followers Must Do (CEV)

There is a parallel passage for this section in Matthew 28:16–20.

16:17a

And these signs will accompany those who believe:

And those who believe will be able to do these miraculous signs:
I will help those who believe in me to do miracles that will show my power.

And: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as And loosely connects 16:17a to 16:16, especially to 16:16a. Many English versions do not use a conjunction here, but it does not connect very naturally with the idea of people being condemned in 16:16b. The GW gives one way to translate this verse without a conjunction:

These are the miraculous signs that will accompany believers (GW)

these signs will accompany those who believe: In this context the phrase signs will accompany those who believe indicates that the people who believe in the good news about Jesus will be able to do miracles. These miracles will show that what they say is true. In some languages it may not be natural to talk about signs accompanying people. You may need to use a different verb. For example:

And those who believe will be able to do these things as proof (NCV)

Believers will be given the power to perform miracles (GNT)

these signs: The phrase these signs refers specifically to the list of miraculous signs in 16:17–18. These miracles are evidence or proof to others that what the believers are saying about Jesus and the good news is true. It shows that the Lord approves of the message because he has allowed them to use his power to do miracles.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

miracles (GNT)

these wonderful things/acts

See how you translated the word sign in 8:11b.

believe: Here the word believe has the same meaning as in 16:16a. It means “believe/trust in Jesus and the good news about Jesus.”

See also believe, Meaning 1 & 2, in the Glossary.

16:17b

In My name they will drive out demons;

In my name they will set people free from demons that possess/control them.
They will use my authority to force demons to leave/free people,

In My name: The phrase In My name indicates the way that believers will be able to do the miraculous signs in 16:17–18. They will do them by means of the power and authority that Jesus has and that he will give to them. That is, believers will be able to do each of the signs in 16:17–18 “in the name” of Jesus. In some languages it may be necessary to repeat this idea for each one of these signs. See the General Comment on 16:17b–18c at the end of 16:18c for an example.

Here are some other ways to translate In My name:

They will use the power and authority of my name (GW)

by my power/authority

I will help them to…

I will give them power to…

See how you translated the similar phrase “in Your name” in 9:38b.

they will drive out demons: This is the first of the signs that believers will perform in Jesus’ name. When demons are troubling people, believers will force the demons to leave those people and stop troubling them. See how you translated drive out demons in 3:15 and 9:38b.

demons: The word demons refers to evil spirits. See evil spirit in the Glossary.

16:17c

they will speak in new tongues;

they will speak languages they did not know before,
and I will make them able to speak languages that they did not speak before.

they will speak in new tongues: The phrase they will speak in new tongues indicates that believers will be able to speak languages that they did not speak before. The context implies that Jesus will cause them to be able to speak these languages as a miraculous sign. This probably implies that they will be able to speak them without studying to learn them. See Acts 2:1–10. The GW has another way to translate this clause:

They will speak new languages. (GW)

Parallel MARK 16:17

Section 16:14–18: Jesus told his disciples to preach the good news to all people

16:17a

16:17b

16:17c