Mark 16

JMNT^{(i) 1} So with the elapsing (or: coming to be fully through) of the sabbath, Mary the Magdalene, Mary the [mother] of Jacob (James) and Salome bought spices and oils which come from spices, to the end that upon coming, they could anoint (or: besmear) Him. ² And very early, on one of the sabbaths (or: in one of the sacred days of rest), they continued approaching the memorial tomb with the rising of the sun. ³ And they began saying to each other, "Who will roll the stone away from out of the entrance of the memorial tomb for us?" ⁴ Then, upon looking up they continue gazing, noticing that the stone has been rolled back – for in fact it was tremendously large. ⁵ Next, upon entering into the memorial tomb, they saw a young man (or: a fresh, new one [or: person?]) continuing sitting down on [the places, or, furnishings] at the right, being a person having clothed himself with a bright, white, long flowing robe – and they were stunned from amazement. ⁶ Now he is then saying to them, "Stop being alarmed (or: Don't continue being utterly amazed). You are still looking for (trying to find) Jesus the Nazarene – the Man having been crucified (attached to an execution stake). He was aroused and raised up; He is not here. Look at (or: See and consider) the place where they put Him. ⁷ "But now, go and lead, under [this message]: say to the disciples – and (or: even) to Peter! – that He is progressively going ahead of you folks into the Galilee [area]. You will repeatedly see Him there, just as He told you people." ⁸ So coming out, they fled (= ran away) from the memorial tomb, for trembling and ecstasy (a being put out of place and normal standing; a displacement of the mind) continued holding them and [along the way] they said nothing to anyone, for they continued fearing (being affected by fear). [Codices Aleph and B and other witnesses end Mark here; Codices A, C, D, L and W, along with later MSS and witnesses contain the following:] ⁹ Now arising early in the morning, in the first [part] of [the] sabbath, He [later] appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, beside whom (or: from the presence of whom) He had thrown out seven demons (Hellenistic concept and term: = animistic influences). ¹⁰ That woman, upon going on her way, reported back to those being ones birthed to be with Him – folks continuously mourning (expressing grief) and repeatedly shedding tears. ¹¹ At hearing that He continues living (or: lives) and was gazed upon (observed) by her, those folks were without faith (distrusted; disbelieved). ¹² Yet after these things, He was displayed in clear light and manifested – in a different form – to two of their group, when they continued walking along, being on their way journeying into [the] country. ¹³ So those men, upon coming away, reported back to the rest, yet they were not trusting (or: putting faith and belief) in those men. ¹⁴ Now later on (or: subsequently) He was suddenly manifested in clear light to them – to the eleven, as they were continuing in reclining [at a meal]. Then He challenged their character in regard to their mistrust (or: reproached their reputation of lacking faith) and hardness (or: roughness and dry condition) of heart, because they did not put faith or trust in those attentively viewing Him as One having been aroused and now raised up from out of the midst of dead ones. [note: W, alone, adds two sentences here; cf Codex Washingtonensis] ¹⁵ Then He said to them, "As you are journeying on your way (or: As you are traveling) into all the ordered system (the world of religion, culture and government; secular society), you men make a public proclamation of the good news (or: herald the good message of ease and wellness) to the entire creation (or: in all the founded and civilized area that has been reclaimed from the wild). ¹⁶ "The trusting and believing one – as well as one being immersed (baptized) – will continue being restored to health and wholeness (be delivered, rescued, made safe, and returned to his original state and condition). Yet the distrusting person (the one being without faith; or: the faithless one) will proceed being commensurately evaluated and correspondingly decided about (or: beseparated down according to the pattern; have a decision rendered against him; be condemned). ¹⁷ "Now these signs will continue following along beside in (or: by; with; for) those trusting and believing: within and in union with My Name, they will be periodically casting out demons (Hellenistic concept and term: = animistic influencess). They will from time to time be speaking to new languages (or: with, in and by new tongues). ¹⁸ "Further, they will progressively carry away and remove (or: lift up) serpents [some MSS add: in or with {their} hands], and if they should ever drink anything deadly it can (or: may) under no circumstances harm (injure; hurt) them. They will continue placing hands upon folks being without strength (= sick people; disabled folks; infirm ones), and they will progressively have [it] ideally (or: will be possessing [themselves or situations] beautifully)." ¹⁹ So then, after [times of] speaking with them, the Lord Jesus is taken back up again (or: was received again) into the midst of the atmosphere (or: sky; heaven), and sits (or: sat down; = assumes the throne) at God's right [side, or, hand]. [Ps. 110:1] ²⁰ Yet those men, in [their] going forth (or: upon exiting [the area]), made public proclamations of the Lord (or: from the Lord; pertaining to the Lord) everywhere – He continuously cooperating and working together, and repeatedly establishing (setting on good footing) the message (the Word; the thought; the idea) through the consistently accompanying signs (or: by means of the signs which continued attending as sequels). [written circa A.D. 45-60 – Based on the critical analysis of John A.T. Robinson]