The Gospel According to St. Mark

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- Chapter 16 -

(Matthew 28:1–10; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9)

And when the Sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices, so that when they arrived they could anoint Jesus.

And very early in the morning, on the first of the Sabbaths, they went to the tomb, the sun having now risen.(a)

(b)

And they said to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us, away from the entrance of the tomb?”

And looking, they saw that the stone was rolled back. For certainly it was very large.

And upon entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, covered with a white robe, and they were astonished.

And he said to them, “Do not become frightened. You are seeking Jesus of Nazareth, the Crucified One. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you into Galilee. There you shall see him, just as he told you.”

But they, going out, fled from the tomb. For trembling and fear had overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone. For they were afraid.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

(John 20:10–18)

But he, rising early on the first Sabbath, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

She went and announced it to those who had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping.

And they, upon hearing that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, did not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

(Luke 24:13–35)

But after these events, he was shown in another likeness to two of them walking, as they were going out to the countryside.

And they, returning, reported it to the others; neither did they believe them.

The Great Commission

(Matthew 28:16–20)

Finally, he appeared to the eleven, as they sat at table. And he rebuked them for their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen that he had risen again.

And he said to them: “Go forth to the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

Whoever will have believed and been baptized will be saved. Yet truly, whoever will not have believed will be condemned.

Now these signs will accompany those who believe. In my name, they shall cast out demons. They will speak in new languages.

They will take up serpents, and, if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they will be well.”

The Ascension

(Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:6–11)

And indeed, the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and he sits at the right hand of God.

Then they, setting out, preached everywhere, with the Lord cooperating and confirming the word by the accompanying signs.

Footnotes

(a)16:2 Both Matthew and Mark make a point of calling this Sunday, the first Sabbath, not the first day of the week. This was the first Sabbath of the Christian Faith. All prior Sabbaths, including the previous day, a Saturday, were the Jewish Sabbaths. Also, notice that they set out very early (i.e. before the sun rose), but by the time that they arrived there, the sun had risen.(Conte)

(b)16:2 The sun being now risen:They set out before it was light, to go to the sepulchre; but the sun was risen when they arrived there. Or, figuratively, the sun here spoken of is the sun of justice, Christ Jesus our Lord, who was risen before their coming.(Challoner)

(Matthew 28:1–10; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–9)

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”

for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.

Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.

He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”

They went out,(a) and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.(b)

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

(John 20:10–18)

(c)

Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

(Luke 24:13–35)

After these things he was revealed in another form to two of them as they walked, on their way into the country.

They went away and told it to the rest. They didn’t believe them, either.

The Great Commission

(Matthew 28:16–20)

Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table; and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will in no way hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

The Ascension

(Luke 24:50–53; Acts 1:6–11)

So then the Lord,(d) after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

They went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.

Footnotes

(a)16:8 TR adds “quickly”

(b)16:8 One isolated manuscript omits verses 9-20 but adds this “short ending of Mark” to the end of verse 8: They told all that had been commanded them briefly to those around Peter. After that, Jesus himself sent them out, from east to west, with the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.

(c)16:9 NU includes the text of verses 9-20, but mentions in a footnote that a few manuscripts omitted it. The translators of the World English Bible regard Mark 16:9 as reliable based on an overwhelming majority of textual evidence, including not only the authoritative Greek Majority Text New Testament, but also the TR and many of the manuscripts cited in the NU text.

(d)16:19 NU adds “Jesus”