And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
17 And these signs shall follow them that shall believe. As the Lord, while he still lived with men in the world, had ratified the faith of his gospel by miracles, so now he extends the same power to the future, lest the disciples should imagine that it could not be separated from his bodily presence.
Christ rebuked His apostles for unbelief even though they had testimony from those who saw Him risen; the fault lay not in the proofs but in the hardness of their hearts. Pride prevented them from believing witnesses Christ had chosen. We cannot excuse ourselves by saying we did not see Him ourselves; we ought to believe those who did.
AI summary
Commenting on Mark 16:14-18
They shall take up serpents,.... The Arabic version adds, "in their own hands"; and in an ancient manuscript of Beza's it is read, "in the hands"; so the Apostle Paul had a viper, which fastened and hung on his hand, which he shook off, without receiving any harm from it, Act 28:3.