Mark 16:9-20 (Matins Gospel)
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Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons. |
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She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. |
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And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe. |
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After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. |
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And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either. |
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Later 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. |
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And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. |
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He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. |
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And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; |
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they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. |
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So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. |
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And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. |