He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 16:6 in context
Mark 16:3–9
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They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
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for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
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Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
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He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!
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But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”
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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.
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Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.
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