Mark Chapter 16

The Resurrection of Messiah

16^:1 When Sabbath had passed, Mary the Magdalene; Mary, mother of James; and Salome bought aromatic oils to put on his body. ² Very early on the first day of the week, they came^p to the tomb as the sun was just starting to come up. ³ They were saying to one another, “Who’s going to roll the stone away for us from the entrance to the tomb?” ⁴ When they looked up, they saw^p the big stone had been rolled away. ⁵ They went into the tomb and saw a young man sitting on the right wearing a white robe, and they were startled. ⁶ He said^p, “Don’t be startled. You’re looking for Jesus the Nazarene that was crucified. He’s not here; he resurrected. See where they laid him. ⁷ Go tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He’s going on ahead of you to Galilee. You’ll see him there like he said.’” ⁸ They went out and ran from the tomb because trembling and excitement gripped them. They didn’t talk to anybody because they were afraid.                                                                Mk 16:1-8

Appearance to Mary the Magdalene

[[⁹ After he’d resurrected early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, that he’d cast seven demons out of. ¹⁰ She reported it to the ones that had been with him, who were mourning and crying. ¹¹ When they heard she’d seen him alive, they didn’t believe it. [Mk 16:9-11]                                                                                                                                                                     

Appearance to Two Disciples

and to the Ten

¹² After that, he appeared to two of them in a different form as they were walking^p into the countryside. ¹³ They went back to Jerusalem to report it to the rest, but they didn’t believe them either. ¹⁴ Later, he appeared to the eleven as they were reclining at table and chided them for their resistance to believing the ones that had seen him resurrected.                                                                                       [Mk 16:12-14]

Appearance in Jerusalem

¹⁵ He told them,

“Go all over the world and tell everybody the good news. ¹⁶ Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever disbelieves will be condemned. ¹⁷ These signs will follow the ones that believe:

they’ll cast out demons in my name;

they’ll speak in new languages;

¹⁸ they’ll pick up snakes, and

if they drink anything deadly, it won’t hurt them;

they’ll lay hands on sick people, and they’ll recover.”                                 [Mk 16:15-18]

The Ascension

¹⁹ After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down on God’s right hand. ²⁰ The disciples went out and delivered the good news everywhere, and the Lord worked with them by confirming the message with the signs that followed.]] [Mk 16:19-20]

Translator: Virgil Warren                                                                                                 christir.org