The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Mark 16
1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James, and Salome
bought spices, that they might
come and anoint him.
2 Very early on the first day of the week,
they came to the tomb when the sun had
risen.
3 They were saying among themselves,
“Who will roll away the stone from the
door of the tomb for us?”
4 for it was very big. Looking up, they
saw that the stone was rolled back.
5 Entering into the tomb, they saw
a young man sitting on the right side,
dressed in a white robe; and they were
amazed.
6 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!
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He
goes before you into Galilee. There you
will see him, as he said to you.’ ”
8 They went out,† andfled from the tomb,
for trembling and astonishment had come
on them. They said nothing to anyone; for
they were afraid.‡
9 §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.
10 She went and told those who had been
with him, as they mourned and wept.
11 When they heard that he was alive and
had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
12 After these things he was revealed
in another form to two of them as they
walked, on their way into the country.
13 They went away and told it to the rest.
They didn’t believe them, either.
14 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.
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world
and preach the Good News to the whole
creation.
16 He who believes and is baptized will
be saved; but he who disbelieves will be
condemned.
17 These signs will accompany those who
believe: in my name they will cast out
demons; they will speak with new languages;
18 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.”
19 So then the Lord,† after he had spoken
to them, was received up into heaven and
sat down at the right hand of God.
20 They went out and preached everywhere,
the Lord working with them and confirming
the word by the signs that followed. Amen.