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NASB | Mark 16:8 They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:8 They went out and fled from the tomb, for they were seized with trembling and astonishment; and they said nothing [about it] to anyone, because they were afraid. |
Subject: Empty tomb, but witnesses didn't tell? |
Bible Note: Thank you, Gracefull. The transformation that comes with Pentecost is truely amazing, and their daring is very clear testimony to the risen Christ. I am still puzzled by the ending of Mark, however. It seems that verse 8 leaves us at a very low point, and the verses that follow are later additions: Christians trying to make sense of the confused lack of closure in verse 8. I love the story of Mary M. telling the disciples, then Peter and John racing to examine the empty tomb. What a dramatic image of investigation, searching, and witness. (John 20). But, in the short ending of Mark, the women fail to obey the angel, fail to tell the disciples. Even in the longer ending, the disciples do not believe Mary's witness --- there is no race for the tomb here. Why would Mark end the way it does? |