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Mark 16 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Resurrection Morning
Mar 16:1

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they could go and anoint him.

Mar 16:2

Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise.

Mar 16:3

They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us? ”

Mar 16:4

Looking up, they noticed that the stone ​— ​which was very large ​— ​had been rolled away.

Mar 16:5

When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; they were alarmed.

Mar 16:6

“Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they put him.

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

They went out and ran from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone, since they were afraid.


[Some of the earliest mss conclude with 16:8.][fn]

The Longer Ending of Mark: Appearances of the Risen Lord
Mar 16:9

[Early on the first day of the week, after he had risen, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.

Mar 16:10

She went and reported to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping.

Mar 16:11

Yet, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

Mar 16:12

After this, he appeared in a different form to two of them walking on their way into the country.

Mar 16:13

And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either.

The Great Commission
Mar 16:14

Later he appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he had risen.

Mar 16:15

Then he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Mar 16:16

“Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Mar 16:17

“And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;[fn]

Mar 16:18

“they will pick up snakes;[fn] if they should drink anything deadly, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”

The Ascension
Mar 16:19

So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Mar 16:20

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the accompanying signs.]

CSB Footnotes
Other mss include vv. 9–20 as a longer ending. The following shorter ending is found in some mss between v. 8 and v. 9 and in one ms after v. 8 (each of which omits vv. 9–20): And all that had been commanded to them they quickly reported to those around Peter. After these things, Jesus himself sent out through them from east to west, the holy and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.
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