Mark 16:19 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 16:20 And they went foorth, and preached euery where. And the Lord wrought with them, and confirmed the worde with signes that folowed. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "lord", "spoken", "vnto", "receiued", "heauen", "sate", and "right". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And shall take away serpents and if..." into verse 20's "And they went foorth and preached euery...", so "after" and "lord" 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 "after" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.