MARK 16:5 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Καί
2. kai
3. And
4. So and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 36866
1. ἐλθοῦσαι
2. erχomai
3. -
4. -
5. 20640
6. VPAA·NFP
7. ˓having˒ come
8. ˓having˒ come
9. -
10. -
11. 36867
1. εἰσελθοῦσαι
2. eiserχomai
3. having come in
4. -
5. 15250
6. VPAA·NFP
7. ˓having˒ come_in
8. ˓having˒ come_in
9. -
10. Y33; R36781; Person=Mary6; Person=Mary3; R36790; Person=Salome
11. 36868
1. εἰς
2. eis
3. into
4. -
5. 15190
6. P·······
7. into
8. into
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36869
1. τό
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36870
1. μνημεῖον
2. mnēmeion
3. tomb
4. -
5. 34190
6. N····ANS
7. tomb
8. tomb
9. -
10. Y33; F36911
11. 36871
1. θεωροῦσιν
2. theōreō
3. -
4. -
5. 23340
6. VIPA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ observing
8. ˱they˲ ˓are˒ observing
9. -
10. -
11. 36872
1. εἶδον
2. horaō
3. they saw
4. -
5. 37080
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ saw
8. ˱they˲ saw
9. -
10. Y33; R36781; Person=Mary6; Person=Mary3; R36790; Person=Salome
11. 36873
1. νεανίσκον
2. neaniskos
3. +a young man
4. young man
5. 34950
6. N····AMS
7. ˓a˒ young_man
8. ˓a˒ young_man
9. -
10. Y33; F36880; F36886
11. 36874
1. εἶδον
2. horaō
3. -
4. -
5. 37080
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ saw
8. ˱they˲ saw
9. -
10. -
11. 36875
1. καθήμενον
2. kathēmai
3. sitting
4. sitting
5. 25210
6. VPPM·AMS
7. sitting
8. sitting
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36876
1. ἐν
2. en
3. on
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36877
1. τοῖς
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DNP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36878
1. δεξιοῖς
2. dexios
3. right
4. -
5. 11880
6. S····DNP
7. right
8. right
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36879
1. περιβεβλημένον
2. periballō
3. having clothed
4. -
5. 40160
6. VPEM·AMS
7. ˓having˒ clothed
8. ˓having˒ clothed
9. -
10. Y33; R36874
11. 36880
1. στολήν
2. stolē
3. with +a robe
4. -
5. 47490
6. N····AFS
7. ˱with˲ ˓a˒ robe
8. ˱with˲ ˓a˒ robe
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36881
1. λευκήν
2. leukos
3. white
4. white
5. 30220
6. A····AFS
7. white
8. white
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36882
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36883
1. ἐθάμβησαν
2. thambeō
3. -
4. -
5. 22840
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ observed
8. ˱they˲ observed
9. -
10. -
11. 36884
1. ἐξεθαμβήθησαν
2. ekthambeō
3. they were greatly amazed
4. -
5. 15680
6. VIAP3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ greatly_amazed
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ greatly_amazed
9. -
10. Y33; R36781; Person=Mary6; Person=Mary3; R36790; Person=Salome
11. 36885

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:1–8: Jesus rose from the dead

In this section, Mark wrote about what happened when Jesus rose from the dead. He rose just as he had told his disciples that he would.

When the Sabbath was over, some women who knew Jesus bought spices. They planned to bring them to Jesus’ tomb early the next morning to anoint his body. When they arrived at the tomb, they saw that someone had rolled the large stone away from the entrance. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting inside the tomb. He told them that Jesus was not there. He was alive again! Then the women became afraid and ran from the tomb.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus Comes Back to Life (GW)

The Resurrection of Jesus (NRSV)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 28:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; and John 20:1–12, 20:15.

Paragraph 16:5

In this paragraph, the women arrived at the tomb and entered it. Inside, they met a young man dressed in a white robe.

16:5a

When they entered the tomb,

¶ When they stepped into the tomb,
¶ When the women arrived at the tomb and went inside,

When they entered the tomb: The women arrived at the tomb and went into it. In some languages it may be helpful to mention that they arrived. For example:

When the women came to the tomb, they entered it…

they: The pronoun they refers to the women whose names were mentioned in 16:1.

entered the tomb: The women entered the tomb in the same way people enter a small room. They were not going down into a hole. John 20:5 mentions that it was necessary to stoop to enter the tomb. This was because the opening to the tomb was probably about one meter square.

tomb: See how you translated tomb in 16:2b and 16:3b.

16:5b

they saw a young man dressed in a white robe

they saw a young man wearing a long white robe,
they saw a young man. He was dressed in a white robe (GW)

they saw a young man: The women saw someone who appeared to be a young man. Use a general term that refers to a man who is old enough to marry.

Most Bible scholars say that the young man was one of the angels that Matthew and Luke mentioned in their accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. Mark did not say that the young man was an angel, so you should not specify that in the text here. You may want to include a footnote that explains the differences between Mark and the other two gospel accounts. For example:

This young man was an angel sent from God. See Matthew 28:2 and Luke 24:4.

Matthew 28:2 and Luke 24:4 describe this person as an angel sent from God. This angel looked like a young man, so that was how Mark described him.

dressed in a white robe: The young man was wearing a white robe. Use a general term for a long outer garment. See how you translated robe in 12:38c, where the same Greek word is used.

16:5c

sitting on the right side,

who was sitting inside on their right.
and sat on the right side. (GW)

sitting on the right side: The young man was sitting to the right of the women as they entered the tomb. You may need to make it clear that he was sitting inside the tomb. The text does not say what he was sitting on. If the verb sitting in your language requires that you say what he was sitting on, you could use a more general verb here. For example:

waiting there on their right side

16:5d

and they were alarmed.

The women were very afraid.
They were amazed and terrified.

they were alarmed: The Greek word that the BSB translates here as alarmed indicates that the women were amazed and afraid.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς

on the right

Here Mark is referring to the right side of the tomb from the women’s perspective. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [inside the tomb on the right side from their perspective]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν

˓having˒_clothed (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τό μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς περιβεβλημένον στολήν λευκήν καί ἐξεθαμβήθησαν)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [with a white robe on]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐξεθαμβήθησαν

˱they˲_˓were˒_greatly_amazed

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was what the women saw. Alternate translation: [these things alarmed them]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. And
2. So and
3. 25320
4. S
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 36866
1. having come in
2. -
3. 15250
5. eiserχomai
6. V-PAA·NFP
7. ˓having˒ come_in
8. ˓having˒ come_in
9. -
10. Y33; R36781; Person=Mary6; Person=Mary3; R36790; Person=Salome
11. 36868
1. into
2. -
3. 15190
5. eis
6. P-·······
7. into
8. into
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36869
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36870
1. tomb
2. -
3. 34190
5. mnēmeion
6. N-····ANS
7. tomb
8. tomb
9. -
10. Y33; F36911
11. 36871
1. they saw
2. -
3. 37080
5. horaō
6. V-IAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ saw
8. ˱they˲ saw
9. -
10. Y33; R36781; Person=Mary6; Person=Mary3; R36790; Person=Salome
11. 36873
1. +a young man
2. young man
3. 34950
5. neaniskos
6. N-····AMS
7. ˓a˒ young_man
8. ˓a˒ young_man
9. -
10. Y33; F36880; F36886
11. 36874
1. sitting
2. sitting
3. 25210
5. kathēmai
6. V-PPM·AMS
7. sitting
8. sitting
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36876
1. on
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. on
8. on
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36877
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DNP
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36878
1. right
2. -
3. 11880
5. dexios
6. S-····DNP
7. right
8. right
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36879
1. having clothed
2. -
3. 40160
5. periballō
6. V-PEM·AMS
7. ˓having˒ clothed
8. ˓having˒ clothed
9. -
10. Y33; R36874
11. 36880
1. with +a
2. -
3. 47490
5. stolē
6. N-····AFS
7. ˱with˲ ˓a˒ robe
8. ˱with˲ ˓a˒ robe
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36881
1. white
2. white
3. 30220
5. leukos
6. A-····AFS
7. white
8. white
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36882
1. robe
2. -
3. 47490
5. stolē
6. N-····AFS
7. ˱with˲ ˓a˒ robe
8. ˱with˲ ˓a˒ robe
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36881
1. and
2. -
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 36883
1. they were greatly amazed
2. -
3. 15680
5. ekthambeō
6. V-IAP3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ greatly_amazed
8. ˱they˲ ˓were˒ greatly_amazed
9. -
10. Y33; R36781; Person=Mary6; Person=Mary3; R36790; Person=Salome
11. 36885

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear MARK 16:5