Mark 16:15 (DBY)

Passage

And he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:13 and *they* went and brought word to the rest; neither did they believe them.

Mark 16:14 Afterwards as they lay at table he was manifested to the eleven, and reproached [them with] their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him risen.

Mark 16:15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.

Mark 16:16 He that believes and is baptised shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned.

Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "said", "preach", "glad", "tidings", 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 "Afterwards as they lay at table he..." into verse 16's "He that believes and is baptised 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.