1When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices in order to come and anoint him. 2Very early on the first day of the week, they arrived at the tomb when the sun had risen. 3They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone was [already] rolled back, although it was extremely large.
5Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed. 6He said to them, “Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here! Behold, the place where they laid him! 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he told you.’”
8They went out602 and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come upon them. They said nothing to anyone because they were afraid.
Above: Mark 16:8 in 4th century Codex Vaticanus
Summary of Manuscript evidence for verses 9-10:
Omit Mark 16:9-20: Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 20, 22, 304, Syriac Sinaiticus, a Sahidic manuscript, Armenian manuscripts; Eusebius, manuscripts according to Eusebius, manuscripts according to Jerome.
Add 16:9-20 in its form seen in the Textus Receptus: A, C, D, W, Codex Koridethi, f13, 33, 565, 700, 892, 2427, 2674, the Majority Text; the Vulgate and part of the Old Latin, Syriac Curetonian, Peshitta, Bohairic; the Latin text of Irenaeus, manuscripts according to Eusebius, manuscripts according to Jerome.
Add shorter ending only: Codex Bobiensis (Latin)
Add shorter and longer ending: L (019), Ψ (044), 0112, 099, 274 (margin) 579 lectionary 1602, Syriac Harclean margin, Sahidic manuscripts, Bohairic manuscripts, Ethiopic manuscripts.
Add 16:9-20 with “Freer Logion”: Codex Washingtonianus (fourth/fifth century); manuscripts according to Jerome.
Information taken from apparatus of Nestle-Aland 27th edition. See also Appendix F for a full discussion.
9<<Now after Jesus604 had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10She went and told [this to] those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11When they heard that Jesus605 was alive and had been seen by her, they disbelieved. 12After these things, he was revealed in another form606 to two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country. 13They went on their way and told it to the rest who did not believe them, either.
The commission of the Apostles
14Afterward, Jesus607 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 did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen. 15He said to them, “Go into the whole world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.608 16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved;609 but whoever disbelieves will be condemned. 17These signs will accompany those who believe: they will cast out demons610 in my Name; they will speak with new languages611; 18they will take up snakes;612 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
19And so, the Lord,613 after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20They went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied [them].614 Amen.>>
- TR adds “quickly”
- Greek “he”
- Greek “he”
- Greek morfh/, see Luke 24:13-35; also compare with Philippians 2:4-6
- Greek “he”
- Compare Matthew 28:19
- Compare 1 Peter 3:21; Acts 16:30-33
- Compare Acts 16:18
- Compare Acts 2:6-12; 1 Corinthians 14:2-19
- Compare Acts 28:1-7
- CT adds “Jesus”
- Some manuscripts omit “Amen”
Text: The Eastern / Greek Orthodox Bible, New Testament (EOB). Used with permission.
