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Ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος, καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων. (Mark 16:20)

And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the accompanying signs.

A Gospel Confirmed

The final line of Mark’s Gospel (long ending) says:

τοῦ κυρίου συνεργοῦντος, καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων “…the Lord working with them, and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.”

The participle βεβαιοῦντος {veveoúndos} is a present active genitive singular participle from βεβαιόω. It belongs to the second half of a double genitive absolute and describes God’s continuous, active confirmation of the apostolic message by supernatural means.… Learn Koine Greek