In summary, of the five possible endings of Mark mentioned, there is universal agreement that the shorter ending, the shorter ending followed by the longer ending, and the longer ending with the Freer Logion after v. 14 are not Markan but are later scribal additions added to 16:8. The only endings of Mark that we possess that merit consideration are 16:8 and the longer ending, 16:9–20. The latter has in its favor the great majority of manuscript evidence, but a critical evaluation of the textual