Mark 16 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

The Resurrection

(Mat 28:1–8; Luk 24:1–12; Jhn 20:1–10 )

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased [sweet-smelling] spices, so that they might go and [fn]anoint Him.

Mar 16:2

Mar 16:2Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

Mar 16:3

Mar 16:3And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

Mar 16:4

Mar 16:4Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, though it was extremely large.

Mar 16:5

Mar 16:5Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a [long, stately] white robe; and they were amazed and bewildered.

Mar 16:6

Mar 16:6And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See, [here is] the place where they laid Him.

Mar 16:7

Mar 16:7“But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there, just as He told you.’”

Mar 16:8

Mar 16:8They went out and fled from the tomb, for they were seized with trembling and astonishment; and they said nothing [about it] to anyone, because they were afraid.

(Mat 28:9, 10; Jhn 20:11–18 )

Mar 16:9

[fn][Now Jesus, having risen [from death] early on the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.

Mar 16:10

Mar 16:10She went and reported it to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.

Mar 16:11

Mar 16:11When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

(Luk 24:13–35 )

Mar 16:12

After that, He appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking along the way to the country.

Mar 16:13

Mar 16:13They returned [to Jerusalem] and told the others, but they did not believe them either.

The Disciples Commissioned

(Mat 28:16–20; Luk 24:44–49; Act 1:6–8 )

Mar 16:14

Later, Jesus appeared to the eleven [disciples] themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He called them to account for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen [from death].

Mar 16:15

Mar 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Mar 16:16

Mar 16:16“He who has believed [in Me] and has been baptized will be saved [from the penalty of God’s wrath and judgment]; but he who has not believed will be condemned.

Mar 16:17

Mar 16:17“These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak in new tongues;

Mar 16:18

Mar 16:18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”

(Luk 24:50–53 )

Mar 16:19

So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Mar 16:20

Mar 16:20And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]

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AMP Footnotes

(16:1)

This was an act designed to indicate loving devotion to the deceased, and to lessen the odor of decay.

(16:9)

Later mss add vv 9-20.

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