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Mark 16:18

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.”
Mark 16:18
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν ὄφεις ἀροῦσιν, κἂν θανάσιμόν τι πίωσιν, οὐ μὴ αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ ἀρρώστους χεῖρας ἐπιθήσουσιν καὶ καλῶς ἕξουσιν.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐνen“with”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  3. ταῖςtais“their”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. χερσὶνchersin“hands”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  5. ὄφειςopheis“serpents”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὄφις · “snake” · Strong's G3789
  6. ἀροῦσιν,arousin“they will take up,”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
  7. κἂνkan“and if”
    Conjunction + Conditional · from κἄν · “and/even if” · Strong's G2532
  8. θανάσιμόνthanasimon“deadly”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from θανάσιμος · “deadly” · Strong's G2286
  9. τιti“anything”
    Indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  10. πίωσιν,piōsin“they shall drink,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from πίνω · “to drink” · Strong's G4095
  11. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  12. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  13. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  15. ἀρρώστουςarrōstous“[the] sick”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄρρωστος · “ill” · Strong's G0732
  16. χεῖραςcheiras“hands”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  17. ἐπιθήσουσινepithēsousin“they will lay”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπιτίθημι · “to put/lay on” · Strong's G2007
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. καλῶςkalōs“well”
    Adverb · “well” · Strong's G2573
  20. ἕξουσιν.hexousin“they will be.”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)