Mark 16:11

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved.

Bible in Basic English

And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.

Free Bible Version

When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they didn't believe it.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they heard that he was aliue, and had appeared to her, they beleeued it not.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

One Unity Resource Bible

When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.

Plain English Version

Mary told them, “Jesus is alive again. I have just seen him.” But they didn’t believe her.

Translation for Translators

But when she told them that Jesus was alive again and that she had seen him, they refused to believe it.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, but they did not believe.

Noah Webster Bible

And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, believed not.

World English Bible

When they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.

Young's Literal Translation

and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.

Context

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

¹⁰She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.¹¹And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.

Sermons

Peter as Representative

T. Austin-Sparks

Summary

In Mark 16:11, we see the disciples struggling to believe the testimony of those who had seen Jesus after His resurrection. This verse highlights the human struggle with doubt and the need for faith to believe in the miraculous. It serves as a reminder that even those closest to Jesus had moments of uncertainty, yet He graciously reveals Himself to strengthen their faith. Ultimately, this verse points to the importance of trusting in the resurrection of Jesus as the foundation of Christian faith and hope.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not--This, which is once and again repeated of them all, is most important in its bearing on their subsequent testimony to His resurrection at the risk of life itself.

John Gill Bible Commentary

After that,.... A little time, or some few hours after, on the selfsame day; see Luk 24:13; he appeared in another form: it seems to have been the form, or habit of a gardener that he appeared in to Mary; since she thought him to be one, and to be the gardener that belonged to the garden, in which the sepulchre was: but now it was in another form, or habit, that he appeared; very likely in the habit of a Scribe, or doctor; since he took upon him to expound the Scriptures to the persons he appeared to; as also took bread, and blessed it, when at supper with them, Luk 24:27. According to the Jewish canons (m). "if two persons eat together, and one of them is a Scribe, and the other an unlearned man, , "the Scribe blesses", and the unlearned man is excused.'' This is not to be understood of any change in the shape of his body, or the features of his face; for as soon as their eyes were opened, which had been before held, they knew him perfectly well: whereas, if there had been such an alteration made in him, that he could not have been known for the same, there would have been no need of holding their eyes, that they should not know him, Luk 24:16. This appearance was unto two of them; one of them was Cleophas, or Alphaeus, which is the same, Luk 24:18; the other is by some (n) thought to be Simon Peter, from what is said in Luk 24:34 though others (o) think it was Nathanael, and others (p) Luke the evangelist, who conceals his own name, when he mentions the other; and some (q) that his name was Ammaon, which perhaps may be through mistake of the place, Emmaus, where they were going, for the name of one of them, and the appearance to them was, as they walked, and went into the country: to a country village called Emmaus, about sixty furlongs, or seven miles and a half from Jerusalem; see Luk 24:13. (m) T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 45. 2. (n) Lightfoot, Hor. in. v. 13. & in Luk. xxiv. 13. (o) Epiphan contra Haeres. l. 1. Haeres. 23. (p) Vid. Theophylact. in Luc. xxiv. 13. (q) Ambros in Luc. 12. 49. & 24.