Mar 16 | ISV | STEP | Jesus Is Raised from the Dead When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint Jesus.

Mark 16

1 Jesus Is Raised from the Dead Matthew 28:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-10

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint Jesus. ^{▼▼Lit. him}Matt 28:1; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John 20:1 2 Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had just come up, they were going to the tomb.Luke 24:1; John 20:1 3 They kept saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4 Then they looked up and saw that the stone had been rolled away. (For it was a very large stone.)

5 As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were utterly astonished.Luke 24:3; John 20:11-12 6 But he said to them, “Stop being astonished! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.Matt 28:5-7 7 But go and tell his disciples, especially Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”Matt 26:32; Mark 14:28

8 So they left the tomb and ran away, for shock and astonishment had overwhelmed them. They didn't say a thing to anyone, because they were afraid. ^{▼▼Some mss. end Mark here; others include verses 9-20. Some mss. conclude the book with the following shorter ending (others include the shorter ending and then continue with verses 9-20): They reported to those who were with Peter everything they had been commanded. After this, Jesus sent out through them, from east to west, the sacred and indestructible message of eternal salvation. Amen.}Matt 28:8; Luke 24:9

9 Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene Matthew 28:9-10; John 20:11-18After Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.Luke 8:2; John 20:14 10 She went and told those who had been with him and who now were grieving and crying.Luke 24:10; John 20:18 11 When they heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.Luke 24:11

12 Jesus Appears to Two Disciples Luke 24:13-35After this, he appeared in a different form to two disciples ^{▼▼Lit. two of them} as they were walking into the country.Luke 24:13 13 They went back and told the others, who didn't believe them either. 14 Jesus Commissions His Disciples Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 24:36-49; John 20:19-23; Acts 1:6-8Finally he appeared to the eleven disciples ^{▼▼Lit. to the eleven themselves} while they were eating. He rebuked them for their unbelief and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.Luke 24:36; John 20:19; 1Cor 15:5 15 Then he said to them, “As you go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.Matt 28:19; John 15:16; Col 1:23 16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who doesn't believe will be condemned.John 3:18, 36; 12:48; Acts 2:38; 16:30-32; Rom 10:9; 1Pet 3:21

17 “These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;Luke 10:17; Acts 2:4; 5:16; 8:7; 10:46; 16:18; 1Cor 12:10, 28 18 they will pick up snakes in their hands; ^{▼▼Other mss. lack in their hands} even if they drink any deadly poison it will not hurt them; and they will place their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”Luke 10:19; Acts 5:15-16; 9:17; James 5:14-15

19 Jesus Is Taken Up to Heaven Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-11So the Lord Jesus, ^{▼▼Other mss. lack Jesus} after talking with them, was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.Ps 110:1; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:2-3; 7:55 20 The disciples ^{▼▼Lit. They} went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept working with them and confirming the message by the signs that accompanied it.Acts 5:12; 14:3; 1Cor 2:4-5; Heb 2:4