Mark 16:1–8

Jesus Is Raised

16 And when* the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased fragrant spices so that they could go and* anoint him. 2 And very early in the morning on the first day of the week they came to the tomb after* the sun had risen. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And when they* looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away (for it was very large). 5 And as they* were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified. He has been raised, he is not here! See the place where they laid him! 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.” 8 And they went out and* fled from the tomb, because trembling and amazement had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.a

The Shorter Ending of Mark

⟦So they promptly reported all the things they had been commanded to those around Peter. And after these things, Jesus himself also sent out through them from the east even as far as the west the holy and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.⟧

The Longer Ending of Mark

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*	Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was over”)
*	Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
*	Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had risen”)
*	Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“looked up”) which is understood as temporal
*	Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“going”) which is understood as temporal
*	Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb
a	The Gospel of Mark ends at this point in some manuscripts, including two of the most important ones, while other manuscripts supply a shorter ending (sometimes included as part of v. 8), others supply the traditional longer ending (vv. 9–20), and still other manuscripts supply both the shorter ending and vv. 9–20; due to significant questions about the authenticity of these alternative endings, many scholars regard 16:8 as the last verse of the Gospel of Mark