Mark 16:9-20 (Matins Gospel)
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- Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.
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- She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.
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- And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
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- After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country.
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- And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
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- Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
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- And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
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- He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
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- And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
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- they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
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- So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
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- And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.