They went out and ran from the tomb,(A) because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone,(B) since they were afraid.

[Some of the earliest mss conclude with 16:8.][a]

The Longer Ending of Mark: Appearances of the Risen Lord

[Early(C) on the first day of the week,(D) after he had risen,(E) he appeared first to Mary Magdalene,(F) out of whom he had driven seven demons.(G) 10 She went and reported to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:8 Other mss include vv. 9–20 as a longer ending. The following shorter ending is found in some mss between v. 8 and v. 9 and in one ms after v. 8 (each of which omits vv. 9–20): And all that had been commanded to them they quickly reported to those around Peter. After these things, Jesus himself sent out through them from east to west, the holy and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.

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