Mark 16:1-8

The Resurrection

1 ^{1 2}When the Sabbath was past, ³Mary Magdalene, ⁴Mary the mother of James, and ⁵Salome ⁶bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb.

3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away ⁷the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb? ”

4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back— ⁸it was very large.

5 And ⁹entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, ¹⁰dressed in ¹¹a white robe, and ¹²they were alarmed.

6 And he said to them, ¹³“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.

7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that ¹⁴he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, ¹⁵just as he told you. ”

8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. [Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20. ] ^[a]

Cross References

• 1. 16:1 For ver. 1-8, see Matt. 28:1-8; Luke 24:1-10; John 20:1
• 2. 16:1 [ch. 1:32]
• 3. 16:1 ch. 15:40
• 4. 16:1 ch. 15:40
• 5. 16:1 [See ch. 15:40 above]
• 6. 16:1 Luke 23:56; [John 19:39, 40]
• 7. 16:3 ch. 15:46
• 8. 16:4 Matt. 27:60
• 9. 16:5 [John 20:11, 12]
• 10. 16:5 [ch. 9:3; Dan. 7:9; John 20:12; Acts 1:10]
• 11. 16:5 Rev. 6:11; 7:9
• 12. 16:5 ch. 9:15 (Gk.)
• 13. 16:6 [See ver. 5 above]
• 14. 16:7 ch. 14:28
• 15. 16:7 ch. 14:28

Footnotes

• [a] 16:9 Some manuscripts end the book with 16:8; others include verses 9–20 immediately after verse 8. At least one manuscript inserts additional material after verse 14; some manuscripts include after verse 8 the following: 'But they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that they had been told. And after this, Jesus himself sent out by means of them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation'. These manuscripts then continue with verses 9–20