Mark 16:6

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.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

In Context

5They 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.

7But, 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’!”

Read all of Mark 16

Cross References

Psalms 105:3Be happy because you know that he [MTY] is holy! You people who worship Yahweh, rejoice!

Matthew 12:40Jonah was in the stomach of a huge fish for three days and nights before God caused him to live again. Similarly, for three days and nights I, the one who came from heaven, will be in a place where dead people are, and then God will cause me to live again.

Matthew 28:4The guards shook because they were very afraid. Then they became completely motionless, as though they were dead.

Mark 9:9While they were coming down the mountain, Jesus told them that they should not tell anyone yet what had just happened to him. He said, “You may tell them after I, the one who came from heaven, ◄rise from the dead/become alive again► after I die.”

Luke 24:4They did not know what to think about that. Then suddenly two men wearing bright shining clothes stood by them!

Luke 24:46He said to them, “This is what they wrote: That the Messiah would suffer and die, but on the third day after that he would become alive again.

Matthew Henry on Mark 16:2-9

The Women at the Sepulchre; The Apostles Reproved. 1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 5 And entering… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Mark 16:6