Mark 16
1 [On Saturday evening] when (the Sabbath/the Jewish day of rest) had ended, Mary [from] Magdala, Mary the mother of the [younger] James, and Salome bought fragrant ointment. [The Jews had a custom of] anointing bodies [before they buried them, and the women wanted to follow this custom].
When the Sabbath was past, Maryam Magdelaitha, and Maryam the mother of Yaquv, and Shalum, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
2 So very early on Sunday, [just after] the sun rose, they [took the fragrant ointment] and started toward the tomb.
Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
3 [While they were going there], they were saying to each other, “Who will roll away for us the stone [that blocks] the entrance of the tomb?”
They were saying among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?"
4 [After they arrived], they looked up and saw that the stone had [already] been rolled away {that someone had [already] rolled away the stone}. [They were surprised because it] would have been difficult to move such a huge stone.
for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
5 They entered the tomb and saw [an angel who looked like] a young man. He was sitting at the right side [of the cave]. He was wearing a [shining] white robe. As a result, they were astonished.
Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed.
6 The young man said to them, “Do not be astonished! I [know that] you are looking for Jesus, the man from Nazareth, who was nailed to a cross {whom they nailed to a cross}. But he has become alive again! He is not here! Look! [Here is] the place where they placed his [body].
He said to them, "Do not be amazed. You seek Yeshua, the Natsraya, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Look, the place where they put him.
7 But, instead [of remaining here], go and tell his disciples. Particularly [be sure] that you tell Peter. Tell them, ‘[Jesus] is going ahead of you to Galilee [district], and you will see him there, just like he told you [previously’]!”
But go, tell his disciples and Kipha, 'He goes before you into Galila. There you will see him, as he said to you.'"
8 The women went outside and ran from the tomb. They were trembling [because they were afraid], and they were astonished. But they did not say anything to anyone [about this] while they were going, because they were afraid.
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.
9 (note: The most reliable and earliest manuscripts do not include Mark 16:9-20.) [When Jesus became alive [again] early on Sunday morning, he appeared first to Mary [from] Magdala [town]. She was the woman from whom he had [previously] expelled seven evil spirits.
(note: The most reliable and earliest manuscripts do not include Mark 16:9-20.) Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Maryam Magdelaitha, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
10 She went to those who had been with [Jesus], while they were mourning and crying. She told them [what she had seen].
She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
11 But when she told them that Jesus was alive again and that she had seen him, they refused to believe it.
When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
12 Later [that day], Jesus appeared to two of [his disciples] while they were walking [from Jerusalem to their homes in] the [surrounding] area. [But they did not recognize him quickly because] he looked very different.
And after these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they walked on their way into the country.
13 [After they recognized him], those two went back [to Jerusalem. They told his other followers what had happened], but they did not believe it.
And they went away and told it to the rest. They did not believe them, either.
14 Later he appeared to the eleven [apostles] while they were eating. He rebuked them because they had stubbornly refused to believe [the reports of] those who saw him after he had become alive again.
Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they were reclining, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
15 [Later] he said to them, “Go into the whole world and preach the good message to everyone!
And he said to them, "Go into all the world, and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation.
16 Everyone who believes [your message] and who is baptized will be saved {[God] will save}. But everyone who does not believe it will be condemned {[God] will condemn}.
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
17 Those who believe [my good message] will perform miracles. Specifically, by my power they will expel evil spirits. They will speak in languages that they have not learned.
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
18 If they pick up snakes [accidentally] or if they drink any poisonous [liquid accidentally], they will not be hurt. [Whenever] they put their hands on sick [people in order that God will heal them], those sick people will become well.”
they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick, and they will be made well."
19 After the Lord Jesus had said this to [the disciples, he was taken] {[God] took him} up into heaven. Then he sat down on his throne beside God [to rule with him].
So then the Lord Yeshua, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
20 [As for the disciples], they went out [from Jerusalem, and then they preached everywhere. Wherever they went], the Lord enabled them to perform miracles. [By doing that], he showed people that God’s message is true.
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the message by the signs that followed.
