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Mark 16:19
ESV So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
NIV After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
NASB So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
CSB So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
NLT When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.
KJV So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

What does Mark 16:19 mean?

This verse is not found in the most reliable manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark. However, the content of the first part of this verse is also recorded in Luke's writings (Luke 24:50–51; Acts 1:6–11). At the end of His forty days, Jesus took the disciples back toward Jerusalem. Near Bethany, He met with them one last time, telling them to wait in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit. He reminded them that they do not know when Jesus' kingdom will start, so they need to concentrate on their work of spreading the gospel. "And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9).

The second part of this verse is affirmed in several places. Jesus argues that the Messiah will sit at God's right hand in His teaching at the temple (Mark 12:35–37). Peter asserts that Jesus is at God's right hand during his first sermon after he received the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:33). Paul supports this later (Romans 8:34). As Stephen is being stoned, he says he sees Jesus standing at God's right hand (Acts 7:55).

"Right hand" has several different meanings in the Bible. It is often used as a symbol for strength and power (Psalm 18:35; 20:6). Sometimes it's included with the left hand to mean the speaker is surrounded or to give a sense of completeness (2 Samuel 16:6; Job 23:9; Proverbs 3:16). Several psalms assert that salvation comes from God's right hand (Psalm 60:5; 98:1; 108:6). Jesus means it as the seat on the right hand of the king for his most trusted advisor. David kept God, metaphorically, at his right hand (Psalm 16:8). When Bathsheba approached Solomon, he set a seat at his right hand for her (1 Kings 2:19). John and James asked if they could sit at Jesus' right and left (Mark 10:35–37).

Jesus speaks of Psalm 110:1 when He shows the Messiah will be greater than King David: "The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet'" (Mark 12:36). At God's right hand, Jesus acts as our advocate (1 John 2:1), an active witness that although everyone deserves hell (Romans 3:23; 6:23), those who have put their faith in Him are accounted righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21).
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