Mark 16:15 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Mark 16:13 And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither believed they them.

Mark 16:14 And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that 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 the whole creation.

Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Mark 16:17 And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "said", "preach", "gospel", "whole", and "creation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And afterward he was manifested unto the..." into verse 16's "He that believeth and is baptized shall...", so "world" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.