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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.

16 And when the Sabbath was past [that is, after the sun had set], Mary Magdalene, and Mary [the mother] of James, and Salome purchased sweet-smelling spices, so that they might go and anoint [Jesus’ body].

And very early on the first day of the week they came to the tomb; [by then] the sun had risen.

And they said to one another, Who will roll back the stone for us out of [the groove across the floor at] the door of the tomb?

And when they looked up, they [distinctly] saw that the stone was already rolled back, for it was very large.

And going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting [there] on the right [side], clothed in a [[a]long, stately, sweeping] robe of white, and they were utterly amazed and struck with terror.

And he said to them, Do not be amazed and terrified; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.(A)

But be going; tell the disciples and Peter, He goes before you into Galilee; you will see Him there, [just] as He told you.(B)

Then they went out [and] fled from the tomb, for trembling and bewilderment and consternation had seized them. And they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were held by alarm and fear.

[b]Now Jesus, having risen [[c]from death] early on the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.

10 She went and reported it to those who had been with Him, as they grieved and wept.

11 And when they heard that He was alive and that she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

12 After this, He appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking [along the way] into the country.

13 And they returned [to Jerusalem] and told the others, but they did not believe them either.

14 Afterward He appeared to the Eleven [apostles themselves] as they reclined at table; and He reproved and reproached them for their unbelief (their lack of faith) and their hardness of heart, because they had refused to believe those who had seen Him and looked at Him attentively after He had risen [[d]from death].

15 And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole [e]human race].

16 He who believes [who adheres to and trusts in and relies on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] and is baptized will be saved [[f]from the penalty of eternal death]; but he who does not believe [who does not adhere to and trust in and rely on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] will be condemned.

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

18 They will pick up serpents; and [even] if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.

19 So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and He sat down at the right hand of God.(C)

20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the attesting signs and miracles that closely accompanied [it]. Amen (so be it).

Footnotes

  1. Mark 16:5 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
  2. Mark 16:9 Some of the earliest manuscripts do not contain verses 9-20.
  3. Mark 16:9 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  4. Mark 16:14 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  5. Mark 16:15 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  6. Mark 16:16 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.