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Mark 16:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Everyone who believes me will be able to do wonderful things. By using my name they will force out demons, and they will speak new languages.

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John said, “Teacher, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But he wasn't one of us, and we told him to stop.”

When the seventy-two followers returned, they were excited and said, “Lord, even the demons obeyed when we spoke in your name!”

I tell you for certain that if you have faith in me, you will do the same things that I am doing. You will do even greater things, now that I am going back to the Father.

Now they were hearing Gentiles speaking unknown languages and praising God. Peter said,

This went on for several days. Finally, Paul got so upset that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ, I order you to leave this girl alone!” At once the evil spirit left her.

Then Paul placed his hands on them. The Holy Spirit was given to them, and they spoke unknown languages and prophesied.

Jesus was taken up to sit at the right side of God, and he was given the Holy Spirit, just as the Father had promised. Jesus is also the one who has given the Spirit to us, and that is what you are now seeing and hearing.

A lot of people living in the towns near Jerusalem brought those who were sick or troubled by evil spirits, and they were all healed.

Many people with evil spirits were healed, and the spirits went out of them with a shout. A lot of crippled and lame people were also healed.

or the power to perform mighty miracles. Some of us are prophets, and some of us recognize when God's Spirit is present. Others can speak different kinds of languages, and still others can tell what these languages mean.

First, God chose some people to be apostles and prophets and teachers for the church. But he also chose some to perform miracles or heal the sick or help others or be leaders or speak different kinds of languages.

Not everyone can heal the sick. Not everyone can speak different kinds of languages. Not everyone can tell what these languages mean.

What if I could speak all languages of humans and of angels? If I did not love others, I would be nothing more than a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

If you speak languages that others don't know, God will understand what you are saying, though no one else will know what you mean. You will be talking about mysteries that only the Spirit understands.




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