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Mark 16
New King James Version

### He Is Risen(A)

16 Now (B)when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome (C)bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2 (D)Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 And they said among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large. 5 (E)And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

6 (F)But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples—and Peter—that He is going [a]before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, (G)as He said to you.”

8 So they went out [b]quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed. (H)And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

### Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord(I)

9 [c]Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, (J)out of whom He had cast seven demons. 10 (K)She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. 11 (L)And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

### Jesus Appears to Two Disciples(M)

12 After that, He appeared in another form (N)to two of them as they walked and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.

### The Great Commission(O)

14 (P)Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. 15 (Q)And He said to them, “Go into all the world (R)and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 (S)He who believes and is baptized will be saved; (T)but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these (U)signs will follow those who [d]believe: (V)In My name they will cast out demons; (W)they will speak with new tongues; 18 (X)they[e] will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; (Y)they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

### Christ Ascends to God’s Right Hand(Z)

19 So then, (AA)after the Lord had spoken to them, He was (AB)received up into heaven, and (AC)sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them (AD)and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

#### Footnotes

1. Mark 16:7 ahead of
2. Mark 16:8 NU, M omit quickly
3. Mark 16:9 Vv. 9–20 are bracketed in NU as not in the original text. They are lacking in Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, although nearly all other mss. of Mark contain them.
4. Mark 16:17 have believed
5. Mark 16:18 NU and in their hands they will

#### Cross references

1. Mark 16:1 : Matt. 28:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–10
2. Mark 16:1 : Matt. 28:1–8; Luke 24:1–10; John 20:1–8
3. Mark 16:1 : Luke 23:56; John 19:39
4. Mark 16:2 : Luke 24:1; John 20:1
5. Mark 16:5 : Luke 24:3; John 20:11, 12
6. Mark 16:6 : Ps. 16:10; 49:15; Hos. 6:2; Matt. 28:6; Mark 9:31; Luke 24:6
7. Mark 16:7 : Matt. 26:32; 28:16, 17; Mark 14:28
8. Mark 16:8 : Matt. 28:8
9. Mark 16:9 : Matt. 28:9, 10; John 20:11–18
10. Mark 16:9 : Luke 8:2
11. Mark 16:10 : Luke 24:10
12. Mark 16:11 : Matt. 28:17; Luke 24:11, 41; John 20:25
13. Mark 16:12 : Luke 24:13–35
14. Mark 16:12 : Luke 24:13–35
15. Mark 16:14 : Matt. 28:16–20; Luke 24:44–49; Acts 1:6–8
16. Mark 16:14 : Luke 24:36; John 20:19, 26; 1 Cor. 15:5
17. Mark 16:15 : Matt. 28:19; [John 15:16; Acts 1:8]; Col. 1:6
18. Mark 16:15 : [Col. 1:23]
19. Mark 16:16 : [John 3:18, 36; Acts 2:38; 16:30, 31; Rom. 10:8–10]
20. Mark 16:16 : [John 12:48]
21. Mark 16:17 : Acts 5:12
22. Mark 16:17 : Mark 9:38; Luke 10:17; Acts 5:16; 8:7; 16:18; 19:12
23. Mark 16:17 : [Acts 2:4; 1 Cor. 12:10]
24. Mark 16:18 : [Luke 10:19]; Acts 28:3–6
25. Mark 16:18 : [Acts 5:15]; James 5:14
26. Mark 16:19 : Luke 24:50–53
27. Mark 16:19 : Acts 1:2, 3
28. Mark 16:19 : Ps. 68:18; Luke 9:51; 24:51; John 6:62; 20:17; Acts 1:2, 9–11; [1 Tim. 3:16; Rev. 4:2]
29. Mark 16:19 : [Ps. 110:1]; Luke 22:69; [Acts 7:55]; 1 Pet. 3:22
30. Mark 16:20 : Acts 5:12; [1 Cor. 2:4, 5; Heb. 2:4]

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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