They shall take up serpents (οφεις αρουσιν). Jesus had said something like this in Lu 10:19 and Paul was unharmed by the serpent i…

They shall take up serpents. When it is nece ary for the sake of establishing religion, they shall handle poisonous reptiles without injur…

They shall take up serpents.—The instance of St. Paul at Melita is the only recorded example of the kind ([Reference Acts…

Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they were eating, and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believ…

Glossa Ordinaria: Mark, when about to finish his Gospel, relates the last appearance of our Lord to His disciples after His Re…

The promise of signs is not limited to the apostles, for they will accompany any who believe. The apostles’ power to exorcise demons is to be share…

They shall take up serpents
The Arabic version adds, "in their own hands"; and in an ancient manuscript of Beza's it…

The evidences of the truth of the gospel are so abundant that those who do not receive it may justly be reproached for their unbelief. Our ble ed L…