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Jesus Rises From The Dead. The Women Find The Tomb Empty

16 And the Sabbath having passed[a], Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices in order that having come, they might anoint Him. And very early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb— the sun having risen. And they were saying to themselves, “Who will roll-away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” And having looked-up, they see that the stone has been rolled-away. For it was extremely large. And having entered into the tomb, they saw a young-man sitting at the right, having been clothed-with a white robe. And they were alarmed. But the one says to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are seeking Jesus from-Nazareth, the One having been crucified. He arose, He is not here. Look— the place where they laid Him! But go, tell His disciples and Peter that ‘He is going-ahead-of you to Galilee. You will see Him there, just as He told you’”. And having gone out, they fled from the tomb. For trembling and astonishment was holding them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were fearing.

[Most Greek manuscripts have this “Long[b] Ending” after verse 8, but two of the oldest omit it].

Jesus Appears To Mary, Then To Two In The Country, Then To The Eleven

And [Jesus] having risen-up early-in-the-morning on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, from whom He had cast-out seven demons. 10 That one, having gone, reported it to the ones having been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. 11 And-those-ones, having heard that He was alive and was seen by her, did not-believe[c] her. 12 And after these things, He appeared in a different form to two of them walking, while they were proceeding into the country. 13 And those ones, having gone, reported it to the rest. They did not even believe those ones. 14 And later He appeared to the eleven themselves while they were reclining-back [to eat]. And He reproached[d] their unbelief and hardness-of-heart because they did not believe the ones having seen Him arisen.

Jesus Commissions His Followers To Proclaim The Gospel To All Creation

15 And He said to them, “Having gone into all the world, proclaim the good-news to[e] all creation. 16 The one having believed and having been baptized will be saved. But the one having not-believed will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany[f] the ones having believed: in My name they will cast-out demons, they will speak in[g] new tongues[h], 18 and they will pick up snakes[i] with their hands. And if they drink any deadly thing, it will by-no-means[j] hurt[k] them. They will lay hands on sick ones, and they will be well”.

Jesus Is Taken Up Into Heaven

19 So indeed the Lord Jesus, after He spoke to them, was taken-up into heaven and sat-down on the right side of God. 20 And those ones, having gone-forth, proclaimed it everywhere, the Lord working-with them and confirming[l] the word by the signs following-after[m] them.

[A few Greek manuscripts have this “Short[n] Ending” after verse 8, followed by the “long ending” above]

And they promptly reported all the things having been commanded them to the ones around Peter. And after these things, Jesus Himself also sent-forth the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation through them, from the east and as-far-as the west. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Mark 16:1 That is, after sunset on Saturday night (as we call it).
  2. Mark 16:8 Some think Mark wrote this ending; others think another wrote it, perhaps at Mark’s direction, after the last page of the manuscript was lost.
  3. Mark 16:11 Or, refused to believe.
  4. Mark 16:14 Or, reprimanded.
  5. Mark 16:15 Or, in.
  6. Mark 16:17 Or, closely follow, follow beside.
  7. Mark 16:17 Or, with.
  8. Mark 16:17 Or, languages.
  9. Mark 16:18 Compare Lk 10:19, Acts 28:3-6.
  10. Mark 16:18 Or, never.
  11. Mark 16:18 Or, harm, injure.
  12. Mark 16:20 Or, establishing, strengthening, making firm.
  13. Mark 16:20 Or, authenticating, confirming.
  14. Mark 16:20 None consider this an original part of Mark’s gospel.

The Resurrection

16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased [sweet-smelling] spices, so that they might go and [a]anoint Him.(A) Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, though it was extremely large. Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a [long, stately] white robe; and they were amazed and bewildered. And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See, [here is] the place where they laid Him.(B) But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there, just as He told you.’”(C) They went out and fled from the tomb, for they were seized with trembling and astonishment; and they said nothing [about it] to anyone, because they were afraid.

[b][Now Jesus, having risen [from death] early on the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and reported it to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

12 After that, He appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking along the way to the country.(D) 13 They returned [to Jerusalem] and told the others, but they did not believe them either.

The Disciples Commissioned

14 Later, Jesus appeared to the eleven [disciples] themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He called them to account for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen [from death]. 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized will be saved [from the penalty of God’s wrath and judgment]; but he who has not believed will be condemned. 17 These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”

19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.(E) 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]

Footnotes

  1. Mark 16:1 This was an act designed to indicate loving devotion to the deceased, and to lessen the odor of decay.
  2. Mark 16:9 Later mss add vv 9-20.