KJV King James Version
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
WEB World English Bible
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
ASV American Standard Version
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.
Surrounding context — Mark 16
13 And they went and told [it] unto the residue: neither believed they them.
14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
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John 11:25-26Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.Romans 10:9-14That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.John 3:18-19He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.John 3:15-16That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.Acts 2:38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.John 5:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.John 8:24I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.John 12:46-48I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.1 John 5:10-13He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.John 6:29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.John 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.Acts 10:43To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.John 7:37-38In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.Acts 16:30-32And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?Revelation 20:15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.John 6:35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
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