Mark 16:15

Mark 16:15, in plain English

Then Jesus tells them, 'Go into the whole world and share the good news with every single person.'

Why it's here

The same disciples who just got rebuked for not believing are now sent to tell everyone. God uses imperfect people to carry His perfect message.

Who's speaking

Jesus gives His followers their ultimate mission.

Where it sits in the story

This is your mission too. The good news isn't meant to stay in one room with eleven people. It's meant for every person in every corner of the world.

The scholarly reading

Jesus commissions the Eleven to preach the euangelion (good news/gospel) to pase te ktisei (all creation), establishing the universal scope of the Christian mission.

Language and setting

This Great Commission in Mark parallels Matthew 28:19-20. The phrase 'all creation' extends the mission beyond Israel to every human being, reflecting the eschatological scope of the gospel.

Voice

Jesus delivers His commissioning charge to the eleven disciples.

Significance

The risen Christ transforms His rebuked disciples into commissioned apostles. The message that conquered their unbelief must now be proclaimed to every creature on earth.

13And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

14Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

Read all of Mark 16 — Three women arrive at dawn expecting a corpse. They find a young man in white and a message that rewrites everything: he is risen.