The Great Commission
Jesus declares that all authority has been given to him and commissions the disciples: "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them. I am with you always, to the end of the age."
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Matthew's commission is the most famous and liturgically influential, with its Trinitarian baptismal formula. Mark's longer ending (16:15-18) includes dramatic signs: casting out demons, speaking in tongues, handling serpents, and drinking poison without harm. These verses are absent from the earliest manuscripts of Mark, and most scholars consider them a later addition summarizing traditions found in Acts.
Trinitarian baptismal formula; promise of Jesus's presence to the end of the age.
Signs accompanying believers: casting out demons, speaking in tongues, handling serpents.
The empty tomb, post-resurrection appearances, the Great Commission, and the ascension.
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