Mark 16:15

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 16:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
Mark 16:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he said unto them, etc..] Not at the same time, and place, as before; not on the first day of the week, on which he rose from the dead, but forty days after, just upon his ascension to heaven; (see <411619>Mark 16:19); nor at Jerusalem, but in Galilee, where be appointed to meet his disciples, and did, when he gave them the following commission; (see <402816> Matthew 28:16,18,19). go ye into all the world: not only into Judea, and through all the cities of it, where they had been before confined; nor only into the Roman empire, which is sometimes so called, because great part of the world was under that government; but into every known and habitable part of the whole universe, to all the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature--See on Joh 20:19-23 and Luk 24:36-49.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Into all the world - To the Gentiles as well as the Jews. It was contrary to the opinions of the Jews that the Gentiles should be admitted to the privileges of the Messiah’s kingdom, or that the partition wall between them should be broken down. See Acts 22:21-22. It was long before the disciples could be trained to the belief that the gospel was to be preached to all men; and it was only by special revelation, even after this command, that Peter preached to the Gentile centurion, Acts 10:0; Jesus has graciously ordered that the preaching of the gospel shall be stopped by no barriers. Wherever there is man, there it is to be proclaimed. To every sinner he offers life, and all the world is…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature - Our Lord speaks without any limitation or restriction. If therefore every creature in every age hath not heard it, either those who should have preached, or those who should have heard it, or both, made void the counsel of God herein. Mat 28:19. Mark 16:16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Go: Mat 10:5, Mat 10:6, Mat 28:19; Luk 14:21-23, Luk 24:47, Luk 24:48; Joh 15:16, Joh 20:21; Jo1 4:14 into: Mar 13:10; Psa 22:27, Psa 67:1, Psa 67:2, Psa 96:3, Psa 98:3; Isa 42:10-12, Isa 45:22, Isa 49:6, Isa 52:10; Isa 60:1-3; Luk 2:10, Luk 2:11, Luk 2:31, Luk 2:32; Act 1:8; Rom 10:18, Rom 16:26; Eph 2:17; Col 1:6, Col 1:23; Rev 14:6 Mark 16:16”
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