Mark 16:20 (DRB)

Passage

But they going forth preached every where: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents: and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay their hand upon the sick: and they shall recover.

Mark 16:19 And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God.

Mark 16:20 But they going forth preached every where: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "going", "forth", "preached", "where", "lord", "working", "withal", and "confirming". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "going" and "forth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the Lord Jesus after he had...", giving immediate footing for "going" and "forth". In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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