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they will take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
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Signs to Confirm the Gospel
Commentators agree these miraculous signs were given to the early church to authenticate the gospel message. Charles Spurgeon explains they were like a seal on a deed or a tugboat for a ship—essential at the beginning to prove the message was from God, but not intended to be a constant feature for all believers throughout time.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They shall take up serpents. When it is necessary for the sake of establishing religion, they shall handle poisonous reptiles without inju…
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…
19th Century
Anglican
They shall take up serpents.—The instance of St. Paul at Melita is the only recorded example of the kind ([Reference Acts…
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Baptist
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…
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They shall take up serpents The Arabic version adds, "in their own hands"; and in an ancient manuscript of Beza's it…
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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 blessed …
