[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.]¹

9 [[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, ^fhe appeared first to ^gMary Magdalene, ^gfrom whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 ^hShe went and told those who had been with him, ⁱas they ^jmourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they ^kwould not believe it.

12 ^lAfter these things ^mhe appeared in ⁿanother form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 ^oAnd they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

14 Afterward ^mhe appeared ^pto the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their ^qunbelief and ^rhardness of heart, because ^sthey had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, ^t“Go into all the world and ^uproclaim the gospel to ^vthe whole creation. 16 ^wWhoever believes and is ^xbaptized ^ywill be saved, but ^zwhoever ^wdoes not believe will be condemned. 17 And ^athese signs will accompany those who believe: ^bin my name they will cast out demons; ^cthey will speak in new tongues; 18 ^dthey will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^ethey will lay their hands ^fon the sick, and they will recover.”

19 So then the Lord Jesus, ^gafter he had spoken to them, ^hwas taken up into heaven and ⁱsat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^jthe Lord worked with them and confirmed ^kthe message ^lby accompanying signs.]]