Mark 16 Bible in Basic English
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1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him.
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.
1 Καὶ διαγενομένου τοῦ σαββάτου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ [τοῦ] Ἰακώβου καὶ Σαλώμη ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ἵνα ἐλθοῦσαι ἀλείψωσιν αὐτόν.
2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
2 καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον, ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου.
3 And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?
3 They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
3 καὶ ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον ἐκ τῆς θύρας τοῦ μνημείου;
4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.
4 for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
4 καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα.
5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.
5 Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
5 καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν.
6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!
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!
6 ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε· Ἰησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον· ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε· ἴδε ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν.
7 But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”
7 ἀλλ᾽ ὑπάγετε εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ Πέτρῳ ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε, καθὼς εἶπεν ὑμῖν.
8◆ And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...
8 They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.
8 καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου· εἶχε δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον· ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.
9◆ Now when he came back from the dead early on the first day of the week, he went first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had sent out seven evil spirits.
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.
9 Ἀναστὰς δὲ πρωῒ πρώτῃ σαββάτου ἐφάνη πρῶτον Μαρίᾳ τῇ Μαγδαληνῇ, ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἐκβεβλήκει ἑπτὰ δαιμόνια.
10◆ She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.
10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
10 ἐκείνη πορευθεῖσα ἀπήγγειλε τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ γενομένοις, πενθοῦσι καὶ κλαίουσι.
11◆ And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.
11 When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
11 κἀκεῖνοι ἀκούσαντες ὅτι ζῇ καὶ ἐθεάθη ὑπ᾽ αὐτῆς, ἠπίστησαν.
12◆ And after these things he was seen in another form by two of them, while they were walking on their way into the country.
12 After these things he was revealed in another form to two of them as they walked, on their way into the country.
12 Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα δυσὶν ἐξ αὐτῶν περιπατοῦσιν ἐφανερώθη ἐν ἑτέρᾳ μορφῇ, πορευομένοις εἰς ἀγρόν.
13 They went away and told it to the rest. They didn’t believe them, either.
13 κἀκεῖνοι ἀπελθόντες ἀπήγγειλαν τοῖς λοιποῖς· οὐδὲ ἐκείνοις ἐπίστευσαν.
14◆ And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.
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.
14 Ὕστερον ἀνακειμένοις αὐτοῖς τοῖς ἕνδεκα ἐφανερώθη, καὶ ὠνείδισε τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν καὶ σκληροκαρδίαν, ὅτι τοῖς θεασαμένοις αὐτὸν ἐγηγερμένον οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν.
15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
15 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει.
16◆ He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged.
16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
16 ὁ πιστεύσας καὶ βαπτισθεὶς σωθήσεται, ὁ δὲ ἀπιστήσας κατακριθήσεται.
17◆ And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;
17 These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;
17 σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασι ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσι· γλώσσαις λαλήσουσι καιναῖς·
18◆ They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.
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.”
18 ὄφεις ἀροῦσι· κἂν θανάσιμόν τι πίωσιν, οὐ μὴ αὐτοὺς βλάψει· ἐπὶ ἀρρώστους χεῖρας ἐπιθήσουσι, καὶ καλῶς ἕξουσιν.
19◆ So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.
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.
19 Ὁ μὲν οὖν Κύριος μετὰ τὸ λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς ἀνελήφθη εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
20◆ And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.
20 They went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
20 ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυξαν πανταχοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου συνεργοῦντος καὶ τὸν λόγον βεβαιοῦντος διὰ τῶν ἐπακολουθούντων σημείων. ἀμήν.
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Salome
A woman who followed Jesus from Galilee, named at the crucifixion and with Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James who bought spices for the body; Matthew 27:56 names the…
Cited in the guide: Mark 15:40; Mark 16:1
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 23:56–24:12; Matthew 28:1–10; John 20:1–10; Mark 15:40; John 19:25
- 2 John 20:1; Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1
- 3 Mark 15:46–47; Matthew 27:60–66
- 4 Matthew 28:2–4; Luke 24:2; John 20:1
- 5 John 20:11–12; Matthew 28:3; Luke 24:3–5; John 20:8; Luke 1:29–30
- 6 Revelation 1:17–18; 1 Corinthians 15:3–7; Luke 24:46; Matthew 28:4–7; John 2:19–22
- 7 Mark 14:28; Matthew 26:32; Matthew 28:10; Matthew 28:7; Matthew 28:16–17
- 8 Luke 24:9–11; Luke 24:37; Mark 16:5–6; Luke 24:22–24; Matthew 28:8
- 9 Luke 8:2; John 20:14–19; John 20:12; Mark 15:47; Matthew 27:56
- 10 John 20:18; Matthew 9:15; Luke 24:17; John 16:6; Mark 14:72
- 11 Luke 24:11; Mark 16:13–14; Mark 9:19; Luke 24:23–35; Job 9:16
- 12 Luke 24:13–32; John 21:1; Mark 16:14; John 21:14
- 13 John 20:25; Luke 24:33–35; John 20:8; Luke 16:31
- 14 1 Corinthians 15:5; Luke 24:36–43; Hebrews 3:7–8; Psalm 95:8–11; John 20:27
- 15 Matthew 28:19; Mark 13:10; Acts 1:8; Luke 24:47–48; Psalm 96:3
- 16 John 11:25–26; John 3:36; Romans 10:9–14; John 3:18–19; John 3:15–16
- 17 Acts 5:16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Luke 10:17; Acts 8:7; John 14:12
- 18 Luke 10:19; James 5:14–15; Acts 28:3–6; Acts 19:12; Acts 4:30
- 19 1 Peter 3:22; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 110:1; Romans 8:34
- 20 1 Corinthians 2:4–5; Acts 14:3; Romans 15:19; Acts 8:4–6; Hebrews 2:4
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
Why does my Bible say something different?
- Mark 16:9–20: the longer ending of Mark
The two oldest complete Greek Bibles end the Gospel of Mark at 16:8, with the women fleeing the tomb in fear. Most later manuscripts continue with verses 9–20, which tell of the risen Lord’s appearances, the commission and the Ascension. The ending was known by the second century and the Orthodox Church reads it at Sunday Matins. Most scholars think it was added to Mark by another hand.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Also, towards the conclusion of his Gospel, Mark says: "So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God;" confirming what had been spoken by the prophet: "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool." …
So again when we hear, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;" we do not of course understand it of one who believes in such a way "as the devils believe and tremble;" nor of those who receive baptism in such sort as Simon Magus, who though he could be baptized, could not be saved.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
And again, Looking unto Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith; Who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising shame, and is set down on the right hand of the throne of God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
And so also the angel of the resurrection said to the woman, Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)
Ye heard while the Gospel was read, "Go, preach the Gospel to the whole creation which is under heaven." Consequently, the disciples were sent "every where:" with signs and wonders to attest that what they spake, they had seen.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)