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The Resurrection

16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices[a] so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But[b] when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back. Then[c] as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe[d] sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified.[e] He has been raised![f] He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.” Then[g] they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them.[h] And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 16:1 tn On this term see BDAG 140 s.v. ἄρωμα. The Jews did not practice embalming, so these materials were used to cover the stench of decay and slow decomposition.sn Spices were used not to preserve the body, but as an act of love, and to mask the growing stench of a corpse.
  2. Mark 16:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
  3. Mark 16:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  4. Mark 16:5 sn Mark does not explicitly identify the young man dressed in a white robe as an angel (though the white robe suggests this), but Matthew does (Matt 28:2).
  5. Mark 16:6 sn See the note on Crucify in 15:13.
  6. Mark 16:6 tn The verb here is passive (ἠγέρθη, ēgerthē). This “divine passive” (see ExSyn 437-38) points to the fact that Jesus was raised by God.
  7. Mark 16:8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  8. Mark 16:8 tn Grk “trembling and bewilderment began to grip them.”

16 And kai when the ho Sabbath sabbaton was over diaginomai, Mary Maria · ho Magdalene Magdalēnē, and kai Mary Maria the ho mother of ho James Iakōbos, and kai Salome Salōmē bought agorazō spices arōma so hina that they might go erchomai and anoint aleiphō him autos. · kai Very lian early prōi on the ho first heis day of the ho week sabbaton, they came erchomai to epi the ho tomb mnēmeion, the ho sun hēlios having risen anatellō. And kai they were saying legō to pros themselves heautou, “ Who tis will roll apokyliō away the ho stone lithos for us hēmeis from ek the ho entrance thura of the ho tomb mnēmeion?” And kai looking anablepō up , they saw theōreō that hoti the ho stone lithos had been rolled apokyliō away for gar it was eimi very sphodra large megas. And kai entering eiserchomai eis the ho tomb mnēmeion, they saw a young neaniskos man sitting kathēmai on en the ho right dexios, dressed periballō in a white leukos robe stolē, and kai they were alarmed ekthambeō. But de he ho said legō to them autos, “ Do not be alarmed ekthambeō. You seek zēteō Jesus Iēsous the ho Nazarene Nazarēnos, who ho was crucified stauroō. He has been raised egeirō. He is eimi not ou here hōde. Look ide, there is the ho place topos where hopou they laid tithēmi him autos. But alla go hypagō, tell legō · ho his autos disciples mathētēs and kai · ho Peter Petros, ‘ He is going proagō before you hymeis into eis · ho Galilee Galilaia. There ekei you will see horaō him autos, just kathōs as he told legō you hymeis.’” And kai going exerchomai outside , they fled pheugō from apo the ho tomb mnēmeion, for gar trembling tromos and kai astonishment ekstasis had taken hold echō of them autos. And kai they said legō nothing oudeis to anyone oudeis, for gar they were afraid phobeomai. · de · ho · ho · ho · de · kai · ho · kai · ho · kai · ho

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