Mark 16 · Verse 15

Mark 16:15

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:15, King James Version

Mark 16:15 in other translations

BSBAnd He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
WEBHe said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
ASVAnd he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
YLTand he said to them, ‘Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
DARBYAnd he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.
BBEAnd he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.
WebsterAnd he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

What does Mark 16:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature--See on Joh 20:19-23 and Lu 24:36-49.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 15. Into all the world. To the Gentiles as well as the Jews. This was contrary to the opinions of the Jews, that the Gentiles should be admitted to the privileges of the Messiah's kingdom, or that the partition wall between them should be broken down. See Acts 22:21,22. It was long before the disciples could be trained to the belief that the gospel was to be preached to all men; and it was only by special revelation, even after this command, that Peter preached to the Gentile centurion, Acts 10:1. Jesus has graciously ordered that the preaching of the gospel shall be stopped by no barriers. Wherever there is man, there it is to be proclaimed. To every sinner he offers life; and all the world is included in the message of mercy, and every child of Adam offered eternal salvation.

Preach. Proclaim: make known: offer. To do this to every creature, is to offer pardon and eternal life to him on the terms of the plan of mercy--through repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus.

The Gospel. The good news. The tidings of salvation. The assurance that the Messiah is come, and that sin may be forgiven, and the soul saved.

To every creature. To the whole creation. That is, to every human being. Man has no right to limit this offer to any class of men. God commands his servants to offer the salvation to all men. If they reject it, it is at their peril. God is not to blame if they do not choose to be saved. His mercy is manifest; his grace is boundless in offering life to a creature so guilty as man.

(b) "creature" Rom 10:18, Col 1:23

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Go ye into all the world - See on Mat 28:19 (note). And preach the Gospel to every creature - Proclaim the glad tidings - of Christ crucified; and raised from the dead - to all the creation, πασῃ τῃ κτισει - to the Gentile world; for in this sense בריות berioth, is often understood among the rabbins; because He, through the grace of God, hath tasted death for Every man, Heb 2:9. And on the rejection of the Gospel by the Jews, it was sent to the whole Gentile world.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 16:14-18

The evidences of the truth of the gospel are so full, that those who receive it not, may justly be upbraided with their unbelief. Our blessed Lord renewed his choice of the eleven as his apostles, and commissioned them to go into all the world, to preach his gospel to every creature. Only he that is a true Christian shall be saved through Christ. Simon Magus professed to believe, and was baptized, yet he was…

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Mark 16:15 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
πορευθέντεςporeuthentesHaving goneG4198
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὸνtontheG3588
κόσμονkosmonworldG2889
ἅπανταhapantaallG537
κηρύξατεkēruxatedo proclaimG2784
τὸtotheG3588
εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelG2098
πάσῃpasēto allG3956
τῇtēatheG3588
κτίσει.ktiseicreation.G2937

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 16:15

  • Matthew 28:19

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

  • Mark 13:10

    And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

  • Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  • Luke 24:47-48

    And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.

  • Psalms 96:3

    Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

  • John 15:16

    Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

  • 1 John 4:14

    And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

  • John 20:21

    Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

  • Isaiah 60:1-3

    Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  • Colossians 1:23

    If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

  • Romans 16:26

    But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

  • Psalms 22:27

    All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go.
Mt 10:5,6; 28:19; Lu 14:21-23; 24:47,48; Joh 15:16; 20:21
1Jo 4:14
into.
13:10; Ps 22:27; 67:1,2; 96:3; 98:3; Isa 42:10-12; 45:22; 49:6; 52:10
Isa 60:1-3; Lu 2:10,11,31,32; Ac 1:8; Ro 10:18; 16:26; Eph 2:17
Col 1:6,23; Re 14:6

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Context

  • Mark 16:14

    Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

  • Mark 16:15

    And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

  • Mark 16:16

    He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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Mark 16:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y les dijo: Id por todo el mundo; predicad el evangelio á toda criatura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il leur dit: Allez dans tout le monde, et prêchez l’évangile à toute la création.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu ihnen: Gehet hin in die ganze Welt und prediget das Evangelium der ganzen Schöpfung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit eis: Euntes in mundum universum prædicate Evangelium omni creaturæ.