Mark 16:19

Jesus Christ Heaven and the new creation

¹⁷ And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

¹⁸ they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
KJV: So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
WEB: So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
ASV: So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
DARBY: The Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.
BLB: Therefore indeed the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God.

ÅB: Så ble den Herre Jesus, etter at han hadde talt til dem, opptatt til himmelen, og satte seg ved Guds høyre hånd.
OTB: Etter at Herren Jesus hadde talt til dem, ble han tatt opp til himmelen og satte seg ved Guds høyre hånd.
B1930: Så blev den Herre Jesus, efterat han hadde talt til dem, optatt til himmelen, og satte sig ved Guds høire hånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Peter 3:22
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
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Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
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Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Psalms 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
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Romans 8:34
Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
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Acts 2:33
Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
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Acts 7:55–56
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
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Hebrews 8:1
The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
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