Mark 16:18 (WEB)
they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Catechism · 3
The Anointing of the Sick
“The risen Lord renews this mission ("In my name . . . they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."” — Catechism footnote: Mk 16:17-18.
"From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"
“Christ's kingdom already manifests its presence through the miraculous signs that attend its proclamation by the Church.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mk 16:17-18, 20.
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“In his name the apostles will do the same.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mk 16:18; Acts 5:12; 14:3.
Fathers and councils · 20
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For the Lord, through means of suffering, “ascending into the lofty place, led captivity captive, gave gifts to men,” and conferred on those that believe in Him the power “to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy,” that is, of the leader of apostasy.” — editor's note: Luke x. 19; [Mark xvi. 17, 18.]
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Ambrose of Milan
“And in fine He gave all gifts to His disciples, of whom He said: “In My Name they shalt cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they shall drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall do well.”” — editor's note: S. Mark xvi. 17, 18.
Read the whole comment“But “rise” is a command; on the other hand, it is an instance of confidence in one’s right, not an arrogant claim to power, and the authority of the command stood in the effective influence of the Name, not in its own might.” — editor's note: See S. Mark xvi. 17, 18.
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Augustine of Hippo
“It is further to be observed, that Matthew has also introduced a notice to the effect that, as the women who had seen and heard all these things were going…” — editor's note: [Augustin makes no allusion to the doubtful genuineness of Mark xvi. 9–20. The passage appears in nearly all early Latin codices.—R.]
Read the whole comment“For the same Mark continues in these terms: “And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”” — editor's note: Mark xvi. 17, 18.
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Leo the Great
“On it the apostles take from the Lord’s hands the trumpet of the gospel which is to be preached to all nations, and receive the sacrament of regeneration which they are to bear to the whole world.” — editor's note: Sacramentum regenerationis: the reference in the first part of the sentence seems to be S. Mark xvi. 15, and here in the latter part to S. Matt. xxviii. 19,…
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Tertullian
“We have faith for a defence, if we are not smitten with distrust itself also, in immediately making the sign and adjuring, and besmearing the heel with the beast.” — editor's note: I.e. adjuring the part, in the name of Jesus, and besmearing the poisoned heel with the gore of the beast, when it has been crushed to death. [So the…
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Aphrahat
“And again He said thus;—This shall be the sign for those that believe; they shall speak with new tongues and shall cast out demons, and they shall lay their hands on the sick and they shall be made whole.” — editor's note: Mark xvi. 17, 18.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- Glossa OrdinariaCatena Aurea on Mark
Mark, when about to finish his Gospel, relates the last appearance of our Lord to His disciples after His Resurrection, saying, “For the last time He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat.”
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We should observe that Luke says in the Acts, “As He was eating with them [convescens] He commanded that they should not depart from Jerusalem,” [Acts 1:4] and shortly afterwards, “while they beheld He was taken up.”…
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But He appeared when all the eleven were together, that all might be witnesses, and relate to all men what they had seen and heard in common. It goes on: “And upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart,…
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But how was this done “the last time?” The last occasion on which the Apostles saw the Lord upon earth happened forty days after the Resurrection; but would He then have upbraided them for not believing those who had…
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Another reason also why our Lord rebuked His disciples, when He left them as to His bodily presence, was, that the words which He spoke on leaving them might remain more deeply impressed upon the hearts of His hearers.
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But He rebukes their want of faith, that faith might take its place; He rebukes the hardness of their stony heart, that the fleshy heart, full of love, might take its place.
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After rebuking the hardness of their hearts, let us hear the words of advice which He speaks. For it goes on: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.” Every man must be understood by…
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Or else; to every creature, that is, whether believing or unbelieving. It goes on: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” For it is not enough to believe, for he who believeth and is not baptized, but is…
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But perhaps some one may say in himself, I have already believed, I shall be saved. He says what is true, if he keeps his faith by works; for that is a true faith, which does not contradict by its deeds what it says…
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What shall we say here about infants, who by reason of their age cannot yet believe; for as to older persons there is no question. In the Church then of our Saviour, children believe by others, as also they drew from…
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That is, they shall scatter before them serpents, whether intellectual or sensible, as it is said, Ye shall tread upon serpents and scorpions, [Luke 10:19] which is understood spiritually. But it may also mean…
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Are we then without faith because we cannot do these signs? Nay, but these things were necessary in the beginning of the Church, for the faith of believers was to be nourished by miracles, that it might increase.…
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Cross-references · 35
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Mark 16:14–18 (2) (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Mark 16:14–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.8.
Cited together in Catechism §1507.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Catechism §699 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Scorpiace Chapter 1.
Cited together in Catechism §670.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Catechism §670.
Cited together in Catechism §670.
Cited together in Scorpiace Chapter 1.
Cited together in Scorpiace Chapter 1.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.8.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Catechism §1507.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.8.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Catechism §699.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.