MARK 16:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So they left the chamber and took off running, still stunned and shaking and too scared to stop and to talk to anyone.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And having gone out, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and amazement was gripping them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

UST The three women were shaking because what had happened amazed them. So they left the grave and ran away. Because they felt afraid, they did not speak to anyone about what had happened.

BSB So [the women] left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say [a word to anyone].[fn]

16:8 Some early manuscripts end the Gospel of Mark after verse 8. Other manuscripts contain only a short ending, a version of the following: 9But they quickly reported all these instructions to Peter’s companions. Afterward, Jesus Himself, through them, sent out from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.

MSB So [the women] left the tomb and ran away,[fn] trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say [a word to anyone].[fn]

16:8 TR ran away quickly

16:8 Some manuscripts end the Gospel of Mark after verse 8. Other manuscripts contain only a short ending, a version of the following: 9But they quickly reported all these instructions to Peter’s companions. Afterward, Jesus Himself, through them, sent out from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.

BLB And having gone out, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and amazement had seized them. And they spoke nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.

AICNT And going out, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.[fn]
The Shorter Ending of Mark
¶ [[But they quickly reported all the instructions to those around Peter. And after these things, Jesus himself sent out from the east to the west, through them, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.]]

16:9-20, The last twelve verses (Mark 16:9-20), often called the “Long Ending” of Mark, are absent from some of the earliest and most reliable Greek manuscripts, such as Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus. Some other manuscripts mark this section as doubtful or non-canonical. In place of the longer ending, some manuscripts feature a shorter ending, which is less well-known and not typically included in most modern Bible translations.

OEB They went out, and fled from the tomb, for they were trembling and bewildered; and they did not say a word to anyone, for they were frightened.
¶ 

WEBBE They went out,[fn] and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.[fn]

16:8 TR adds “quickly”

16:8 One isolated manuscript omits verses 9-20 but adds this “short ending of Mark” to the end of verse 8: They told all that had been commanded them briefly to those around Peter. After that, Jesus himself sent them out, from east to west, with the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.

WMBB They went out,[fn] and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.[fn]

16:8 TR adds “quickly”

16:8 One isolated manuscript omits verses 9-20 but adds this “short ending of Mark” to the end of verse 8: They told all that had been commanded them briefly to those around Peter. After that, Yeshua himself sent them out, from east to west, with the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.

NET Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

LSV And having come forth quickly, they fled from the tomb, and trembling and amazement had seized them, and they said to no one anything, for they were afraid. [[

FBV They left and ran from the tomb, shaking and confused. They said nothing to anyone because they were too scared.[fn]

16:8 Many of the early manuscripts of Mark end here. Others continue as shown.

TCNT So they went [fn]out and fled from the tomb, [fn]and trembling and amazement seized them. But they did not say anything to anyone, for they were [fn]afraid.[fn]

16:8 out ¦ out quickly TR

16:8 and trembling and amazement ¦ for trembling and amazement had ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

16:8 afraid 99.6% ¦ afraid. Now they promptly reported to those around Peter all that they had been instructed. After this, Jesus himself sent out through them from the east and to the west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. (Amen. ECM^† NA SBL) ECM^† WH 0.4% {Note: ECM, NA, SBL, and WH enclose this text with double brackets. WH includes this text after verse 20.}

16:8 TH includes a scribal note that reads, “In some of the copies the evangelist concludes at this point, and up to this point Eusebius the student of Pamphilus wrote his canons. But many copies contain the following words also.” Variations of this note are found in 12 manuscripts (0.7%). The exact Greek text of TH is found in 2 manuscripts (0.1%).

T4T The women went outside and ran from the tomb. They were trembling because they were afraid, and they were astonished. But they did not say anything to anyone about this while they were going, because they were afraid.

LEB And they went out and[fn] fled from the tomb, because trembling and amazement had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.[fn]
¶ 〚So they promptly reported all the things they had been commanded to those around Peter. And after these things, Jesus himself also sent out through them from the east even as far as the west the holy and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen.〛
¶ 〚

16:8 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb

16:8 The Gospel of Mark ends at this point in some manuscripts, including two of the most important ones, while other manuscripts supply a shorter ending (sometimes included as part of v. 8), others supply the traditional longer ending (vv. 9–20 ), and still other manuscripts supply both the shorter ending and vv. 9–20 ; due to significant questions about the authenticity of these alternative endings, many scholars regard 16:8 as the last verse of the Gospel of Mark

BBE And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

Moff And they fled out of the tomb, for they were seized with terror and beside themselves. They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid of — .

Wymth So they came out, and fled from the tomb, for they were greatly agitated and surprised; and they said not a word to any one, for they were afraid.

ASV And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid.

DRA But they going out, fled from the sepulchre. For a trembling and fear had seized them: and they said nothing to any man; for they were afraid.

YLT And, having come forth quickly, they fled from the sepulchre, and trembling and amazement had seized them, and to no one said they anything, for they were afraid.

Drby And they went out, and fled from the sepulchre. And trembling and excessive amazement possessed them, and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

RV And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid.

SLT And having come forth quickly, they fled from the tomb; and terror and amazement held them: and they said nothing to any; for they were afraid.

Wbstr And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulcher; for they trembled, and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man ; for they were afraid.

KJB-1769 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
(And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre/tomb; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they anything to any man; for they were afraid. )

KJB-1611 And they went out quickely, and fledde from the sepulchre, for they trembled, and were amazed, neither sayd they any thing to any man, for they were afraid.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre, for they trembled & were amased: neither sayde they any thing to any man, for they were afraide.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre: for they trembled, and were amased: neither said they any thing to any man: for they were afraide.
(And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre/tomb: for they trembled, and were amazed: neither said they anything to any man: for they were afraid. )

Cvdl And they wente forth in all the haist, and fled from the sepulcre: for there was a tremblynge & feare come vpon them, nether sayde they eny thinge to eny man, for they were afrayed.
(And they went forth in all the haste, and fled from the sepulchre/tomb: for there was a trembling and fear come upon them, neither said they anything to any man, for they were afraid.)

TNT And they went oute quickly and fleed from the sepulcre. For they trembled and were amased. Nether sayd they eny thinge to eny man for they were afrayed.
(And they went out quickly and fleed from the sepulchre/tomb. For they trembled and were amazed. Neither said they anything to any man for they were afraid. )

Wycl And thei yeden out, and fledden fro the sepulcre; for drede and quakyng had assailed hem, and to no man thei seiden ony thing, for thei dredden.
(And they went out, and fled from the sepulchre/tomb; for dread and quaking had assailed hem, and to no man they said any thing, for they dreaded.)

Luth Und sie gingen schnell heraus und flohen von dem Grabe; denn es war sie Zittern und Entsetzen ankommen. Und sagten niemand nichts; denn sie fürchteten sich.
(And they/she/them went fast/quickly out_of_here and fled from to_him grave; because/than it what/which they/she/them Zittern and Entsetzen arrive. And said no_one nothing; because/than they/she/them feared itself/yourself/themselves.)

ClVg At illæ exeuntes, fugerunt de monumento: invaserat enim eas tremor et pavor: et nemini quidquam dixerunt: timebant enim.[fn]
(But those leaving, they_fled from/about monument: had_invaded because them tremor and terror/fear: and to_no_one anything they_said: they_were_afraid because. )

16.8 Fugerunt. HIER. De futura vita dicitur: Fugiet dolor et gemitus. Imitantur mulieres ante resurrectionem omnium quod faciunt post, id est, quod facturæ sunt fugiunt mortem et pavorem. Et nemini. HIER. Quia illi soli mysterium resurrectionis vident qui meruerunt, unde, secundum Joannem: Petrus autem surgens cucurrit ad monumentum, ut videret quæ audivit.

16.8 Run_awayrunt. HIER. From/About the_future life it_is_said: Fugiet pain and sigh. Imitantur women before resurrection of_all that they_do post, that it_is, that facturæ are fugiunt death and fear. And to_no_one. HIER. Because them alone mystery resurrection they_see who/which they_deserved, from_where/who, after/second Yoannem: Peter however rising ran to monument, as he_would_see which he_heard.

UGNT καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι, ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου; εἶχεν γὰρ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις, καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον; ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.
(kai exelthousai, efugon apo tou mnaʸmeiou; eiⱪen gar autas tromos kai ekstasis, kai oudeni ouden eipon; efobounto gar.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου, εἶχεν ⸀γὰρ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις· καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπαν, ἐφοβοῦντο ⸁γάρ. ⟦Πάντα δὲ τὰ παρηγγελμένα τοῖς περὶ τὸν Πέτρον συντόμως ἐξήγγειλαν. μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς καὶ ἄχρι δύσεως ἐξαπέστειλεν διʼ αὐτῶν τὸ ἱερὸν καὶ ἄφθαρτον κήρυγμα τῆς αἰωνίου σωτηρίας. ἀμήν.⟧
(kai exelthousai efugon apo tou mnaʸmeiou, eiⱪen ⸀gar autas tromos kai ekstasis; kai oudeni ouden eipan, efobounto ⸁gar. ⟦Panta de ta paraʸngelmena tois peri ton Petron suntomōs exaʸngeilan. meta de tauta kai autos ho Yaʸsous apo anatolaʸs kai aⱪri duseōs exapesteilen diʼ autōn to hieron kai aftharton kaʸrugma taʸs aiōniou sōtaʸrias. amaʸn.⟧)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου· εἶχεν δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις· καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον, ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ.
(Kai exelthousai efugon apo tou mnaʸmeiou; eiⱪen de autas tromos kai ekstasis; kai oudeni ouden eipon, efobounto gar.)

TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου· εἶχε [fn]δὲ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις· καὶ οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν [fn]εἶπον, ἐφοβοῦντο [fn]γάρ.[fn]
(Kai exelthousai efugon apo tou mnaʸmeiou; eiⱪe de autas tromos kai ekstasis; kai oudeni ouden eipon, efobounto gar. )

16:8 εξελθουσαι ¦ εξελθουσαι ταχυ TR

16:8 δε ¦ γαρ ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

16:8 ειπον ¦ ειπαν ECM NA SBL WH

16:8 γαρ 99.6% ¦ γαρ παντα δε τα παρηγγελμενα τοις περι τον Πετρον συντομως εξηγγειλαν μετα δε ταυτα και αυτος ο ιησους απο ανατολης και αχρι δυσεως εξαπεστειλε δι αυτων το ιερον και αφθαρτον κηρυγμα της αιωνιου σωτηριας (αμην ECM^† NA SBL) ECM^† WH 0.4% {Note: NA, SBL, and WH enclose this text with double brackets. WH includes this text after verse 20.}

16:8 TH includes a scribal note that reads: εν τισι μεν των αντιγραφων εως ωδε πληρουται ο ευαγγελιστης εως ου και ευσεβιος ο παμφιλου εκανονισεν εν πολλοις δε και ταυτα φερεται. Variations of this note are found in 12 manuscripts (0.7%). The exact Greek text of TH is found in 2 manuscripts (0.1%).

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN 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 16:8

In this paragraph, the women were completely unprepared to meet this young man and hear his message to them. They left the tomb too afraid to say anything to anyone else.

16:8a

So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered.

¶ So the women left the tomb and hurried away, confused and trembling.
¶ So the women began to tremble with fear and were amazed. They left the tomb and hurried away.

So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered: Some versions change the order of the Greek text in this verse. For example:

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb (NIV11)

Use a natural order in your language.

left the tomb and ran away: The women were not hurrying to do what the young man told them to do. Instead, they were running away because they were afraid and did not want to stay there.

trembling and bewildered: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as trembling and bewildered is literally “trembling and bewilderment had them.” This is a figure of speech. It indicates that the women were so afraid that they were shaking, and they were confused. They had gone to the tomb expecting to find the body of Jesus. Instead, Jesus’ body was gone and the young man told them that he was alive. This caused them to feel afraid, and they were not able to think clearly.

In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of trembling and bewildered. For example:

The women were confused and shaking from fear.

16:8b

And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

They did not tell anyone about what happened, because they were afraid. (NCV)
They were too afraid to tell anyone what had happened. (CEV)
They did not tell anyone what had they had seen and heard because they were afraid.

And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone: The reason that the women did not say a word to anyone is because of their fear.Some commentators say that 16:8b indicates that they went straight to the disciples to tell them the message, without saying anything to anyone along the way. Other commentators say that the women were too afraid even to take the message to the disciples at first. Most English versions translate 16:8b without reflecting either of these interpretations, and you should do the same. The other Gospels indicate that the women did give the disciples the message, but at first they may have been too frightened to do so.

You may want to include this information in a footnote. For example:

We know from Matthew 28:9–10 that Jesus appeared to these women a short time later, probably so that they would not be afraid to tell his disciples the angel’s message. We also know from Luke 24:9–11 that the women told Jesus’ disciples the angel’s message after they got back from the tomb, but no one believed them.

General Comment on 16:8b

It may be more natural in some languages to reverse the order of these two clauses. For example, the CEV says:

They were too afraid to tell anyone what had happened.

The rest of chapter 16, verses 9–20, is often referred to as “The Longer Ending of Mark.” There is a textual issue concerning this section:

Most Greek manuscripts include 16:9–20. Every major English version includes these verses. However, many versions place them inside brackets, or separate them in some other way, indicating that they were probably not part of the original text. For example, the GNT gives these verses the heading:
An Old Ending to the Gospel
Some important early Greek manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.The UBS4 (pages 190–192) gives this reading an A rating, indicating that it is likely that the original text of Mark did not include these verses.

Most Bible scholars do not believe that 16:9–20 was part of the story as Mark first wrote it. Some believe that Mark wrote more after 16:8b, but that we do not have the end of the story as he wrote it. Others believe that he stopped writing at 16:8b and that 16:9–20 was added later by a different person.

It is therefore recommended that you follow option (1) and put these verses in brackets, or separate them from the main text in some other way, to indicate that they were probably not part of Mark’s original text. You may also want to add a note such as the following:

Although the two oldest Greek manuscripts do not have verses 9–20, most major Greek manuscripts include them. Most Bible scholars think these verses were written by someone other than Mark,TRT note 168 on page 227. but they are still considered to be a valuable ancient witness to what happened after Jesus rose from the dead. There are similarities in 16:9–20 to Matthew 28:9–10, 16–20, Luke 24:13–49, John 20:10–23, and Acts 1:6–8.

There is also a second ending to Mark, often referred to as “The Shorter Ending of Mark.” It will be discussed later in a separate section after the notes on Mark 16:9–20. The BSB includes the longer ending of Mark in the main text. There is a footnote in the BSB that mentions the shorter ending.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἐξελθοῦσαι, ἔφυγον ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου; εἶχεν γὰρ αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις

˓having˒_come_out ˱they˲_fled (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπό τοῦ μνημείου εἶχεν γάρ αὐτάς τρόμος καί ἔκστασις καί οὐδενί οὐδέν εἶπον ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ)

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [because trembling and amazement was gripping them, having gone out, they ran from the tomb]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

ἐξελθοῦσαι

˓having˒_come_out

In a context such as this, your language might say “come” instead of gone. Alternate translation: [having come out]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

εἶχεν & αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις

˓was˒_having & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπό τοῦ μνημείου εἶχεν γάρ αὐτάς τρόμος καί ἔκστασις καί οὐδενί οὐδέν εἶπον ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ)

Here, when trembling and amazement are gripping people, it means that these people are overcome by trembling and amazement. In other words, they cannot help but experience these things. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [they were overcome by trembling and amazement] or [they could not help but experience trembling and amazement]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἶχεν & αὐτὰς τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of amazement, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [they were trembling and greatly amazed]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

τρόμος καὶ ἔκστασις

trembling (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπό τοῦ μνημείου εἶχεν γάρ αὐτάς τρόμος καί ἔκστασις καί οὐδενί οὐδέν εἶπον ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ)

Here Mark implies that the women were trembling because of their amazement. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [trembling because of amazement]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον; ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἐξελθοῦσαι ἔφυγον ἀπό τοῦ μνημείου εἶχεν γάρ αὐτάς τρόμος καί ἔκστασις καί οὐδενί οὐδέν εἶπον ἐφοβοῦντο γάρ)

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν εἶπον

The words translated nothing and to anyone are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [they told no one anything]

Parallel MARK 16:8

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

Paragraph 16:8

16:8a

16:8b

General Comment on 16:8b