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MARK 
The Resurrection of Jesus.*
1When the sabbath was over,a Mary Magdalene, Mary, the
mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might 16
go and anoint him.b 2Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb. 3They were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back; it was very large. 5On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed.c 6He said to them, “Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him. 7But go and tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.’”d 8Then they went out and fled from the tomb, seized with trembling and bewilderment. They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
THE LONGER ENDING*
The Appearance to Mary Magdalene. [9e When he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10f She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping. 11When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her,
they did not believe.
The Appearance to Two Disciples. 12g After this he appeared in another form to two of them walking along on their way to the country. 13They returned and told the others; but they did not believe them either.
The Commissioning of the Eleven. 14h [But] later, as the eleven were at table, he appeared to them and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who saw him after he had been raised. 15i He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. 16Whoever believes and is baptized
The oldest manuscripts
of Mark end here. Were pages missing from these manuscripts? Was Mark called away or did he die before he could nish writing? Or did he intend
to end his Gospel this way? What impact does this have on you as a reader?
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* [16:1–8] The purpose of this narrative is to show that the tomb is empty and that Jesus has been raised (Mk 16:6) and is going before you to Galilee (Mk 16:7) in fulfillment of Mk 14:28. The women find the tomb empty, and an angel stationed there announces to them what has happened. They are told to proclaim the news to Peter and the disciples in order to prepare them for a reunion with him. Mark’s composition of the gospel ends at Mk 16:8 with the women telling no one, because they were afraid. This abrupt termination causes some to believe that the original ending of this gospel may have been lost. See the following note.
* [16:9–20] This passage, termed the Longer Ending to the
Marcan gospel by comparison with a much briefer conclusion found in some less important manuscripts, has traditionally been accepted as a canonical part of the gospel and was defined as such by the Council of Trent. Early citations of it by the Fathers indicate that it was composed by the second century, although vocabulary and style indicate that it was written by someone other than Mark. It is a general resume of the material concerning the appearances of the risen Jesus, reflecting, in particular, traditions found in Lk 24 and Jn 20.
a. [16:1–8] Mt 28:1–8; Lk 24:1–10; Jn 20:1–10. b. [16:1–2] Mt 28:1; Lk 23:56.
c. [16:5] Jn 20:12.
d. [16:7] 14:28.
e. [16:9–20] Mt 28:1–10; Jn 20:11–18.
f. [16:10–11] Lk 24:10–11; Jn 20:18.
g. [16:12–14] Lk 24:13–35.
h. [16:14] Lk 24:36–49; 1 Cor 15:5.
i. [16:15–16] 13:10; Mt 28:18–20; Lk 24:47; Jn 20:21.
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