Mark 16:17 (GNV)

Passage

And these tokens shall folowe them that beleeue, In my Name they shall cast out deuils, and shall speake with newe tongues,

Nearby Context

Mark 16:15 And he saide vnto them, Goe ye into all the worlde, and preach the Gospel to euery creature.

Mark 16:16 He that shall beleeue and be baptized, shalbe saued: but he that will not beleeue, shalbe damned.

Mark 16:17 And these tokens shall folowe them that beleeue, In my Name they shall cast out deuils, and shall speake with newe tongues,

Mark 16:18 And shall take away serpents, and if they shall drinke any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their handes on the sicke, and they shall recouer.

Mark 16:19 So after ye Lord had spoken vnto them, he was receiued into heauen, and sate at the right hand of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tokens", "shall", "folowe", "beleeue", "name", "cast", and "deuils". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tokens" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "He that shall beleeue and be baptized..." into verse 18's "And shall take away serpents and if...", so "tokens" and "shall" 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 "tokens" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.