Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Mark 16

Mar 16:1 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.

when the sabbath was past

Mat 28:1; Luk 24:1; Jhn 20:1.

Mary

See Scofield Matthew 1:16, note.

Mar 16:2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

very early in the morning

For the order of events on the day of the resurrection, and for the order of our Lord's appearances after His resurrection, see Scofield Matthew 28:1, Scofield 9, notes 1 and 2.

Mar 16:3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

Who shall roll us away the stone

Mat 28:2. Cf. Exo 14:13-16.

Mar 16:6 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.

Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified

Jesus ye seek—the Nazarene, the crucified: He arose! He is not here! The tone is of triumph. Cf. Psa 2:4.

he is risen; he is not here

Psa 16:8-11; 22:24; 71:20; Isa 26:19.

Mar 16:7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

there shall ye see him

Mar 14:28.

Mar 16:9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

The passage from Mar 16:9 to the end [Mar 16:9-20] is not found in the two most ancient manuscripts, the Sinaitic and Vatican, and others have it with partial omissions and variations. But it is quoted by Irenaeus and Hippolytus in the second or third century.

appeared [See also Mat 16:12.]

See Scofield Matthew 28:9, note.

Mar 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

the eleven

A collective term, equivalent to "The Sanhedrin," "The Commons," not necessarily implying that eleven persons were present. See Luk 24:33; 1Co 15:5; and cf. Mat 28:16, where "eleven disciples" implies a definite number of persons.

Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

world

i.e. earth.

gospel

Gospel. Luk 2:10-11. (Gen 12:1-3; Rev 14:6.)

Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

saved

Scofield Romans 1:16, note.

damned

i.e. condemned.

Mar 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

these signs

Act 4:29-31; 5:12.

cast out devils

Act 16:18.

new tongues

Act 2:4.

Mar 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

take up serpents

Act 28:3-6.

drink any deadly thing

2Ki 4:39-41.

lay hands on the sick

Act 9:32-35.

Mar 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

he was received up into heaven

Luk 24:50-53; Eph 4:8-10.

Mar 16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

confirming the word with signs

Act 3:13; Heb 2:4.