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Mark 16:11
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Christian Standard Bible®
Yet, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.
Yet, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.
King James Version (1611)
And they, when they had heard that he was aliue, and had beene seene of her, beleeued not.
And they, when they had heard that he was aliue, and had beene seene of her, beleeued not.
King James Version
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
English Standard Version
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
New American Standard Bible
And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.
And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.
New Century Version
But Mary told them that Jesus was alive. She said that she had seen him, but the followers did not believe her.
But Mary told them that Jesus was alive. She said that she had seen him, but the followers did not believe her.
Amplified Bible
When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.
When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.
When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.
And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.
Berean Standard Bible
And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
Contemporary English Version
Even though they heard that Jesus was alive and that Mary had seen him, they would not believe it.
Even though they heard that Jesus was alive and that Mary had seen him, they would not believe it.
Complete Jewish Bible
But when they heard that he was alive and that she had seen him, they wouldn't believe it.
But when they heard that he was alive and that she had seen him, they wouldn't believe it.
Darby Translation
And when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved [it].
And when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved [it].
Easy-to-Read Version
But Mary told them that Jesus was alive. She said that she had seen Jesus, but they did not believe her.
But Mary told them that Jesus was alive. She said that she had seen Jesus, but they did not believe her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they heard that he was aliue, and had appeared to her, they beleeued it not.
And when they heard that he was aliue, and had appeared to her, they beleeued it not.
George Lamsa Translation
And when they heard them saying that he was alive, and had appeared to them, they did not believe them. *
And when they heard them saying that he was alive, and had appeared to them, they did not believe them. *
Good News Translation
and when they heard her say that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe her.
and when they heard her say that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe her.
Lexham English Bible
And those, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, refused to believe it.
And those, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, refused to believe it.
Literal Translation
And those having heard that He lives, and was seen by her, they did not believe.
And those having heard that He lives, and was seen by her, they did not believe.
American Standard Version
And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved.
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.
And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.
Hebrew Names Version
When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
International Standard Version
When they heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.Luke 24:11;">[xr]
When they heard that he was alive and that he had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.Luke 24:11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And they, when they had heard what they told, that he lived and had appeared to them, believed them not.
And they, when they had heard what they told, that he lived and had appeared to them, believed them not.
Murdock Translation
And they, when they heard [fn] say that he was alive, and that he had appeared to them, did not believe them.
And they, when they heard [fn] say that he was alive, and that he had appeared to them, did not believe them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they, when they hearde that he was alyue, and had ben seene of her, beleued it not.
And they, when they hearde that he was alyue, and had ben seene of her, beleued it not.
English Revised Version
And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved.
And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved.
World English Bible
When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But they, hearing that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
But they, hearing that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
Weymouth's New Testament
But they, when they were told that He was alive and that she had seen Him, could not believe it.
But they, when they were told that He was alive and that she had seen Him, could not believe it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei herynge that he lyuyde, and was seyn of hir, bileueden not.
And thei herynge that he lyuyde, and was seyn of hir, bileueden not.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, believed not.
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, believed not.
New English Translation
And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
New King James Version
And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
And when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.
New Living Translation
But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn't believe her.
But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn't believe her.
New Life Bible
But they did not believe her when she said she had seen Him alive.
But they did not believe her when she said she had seen Him alive.
New Revised Standard
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.
And they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.
Revised Standard Version
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when they herde that he was alyve and he had appered to hyr they beleved it not.
And when they herde that he was alyve and he had appered to hyr they beleved it not.
Young's Literal Translation
and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.
and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they herde that he lyued, and had appeared vnto her, they beleued it not.
And whan they herde that he lyued, and had appeared vnto her, they beleued it not.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but though they heard that he was alive, and had appear'd to her, they did not believe.
but though they heard that he was alive, and had appear'd to her, they did not believe.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They were still very upset that he had died in the first place and when they heard what she said, they didn't believe a word of it.
They were still very upset that he had died in the first place and when they heard what she said, they didn't believe a word of it.
Contextual Overview
9[After rising from the dead, Jesus appeared early on Sunday morning to Mary Magdalene, whom he had delivered from seven demons. She went to his former companions, now weeping and carrying on, and told them. When they heard her report that she had seen him alive and well, they didn't believe her. 12Later he appeared, but in a different form, to two of them out walking in the countryside. They went back and told the rest, but they weren't believed either.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
believed: Mark 16:13, Mark 16:14, Mark 9:19, Exodus 6:9, Job 9:16, Luke 24:11, Luke 24:23-35
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:7 - I believed Psalms 126:1 - we were like John 20:25 - We Acts 12:15 - Thou
Cross-References
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.
Exodus 3:7
God said, "I've taken a good, long look at the affliction of my people in Egypt. I've heard their cries for deliverance from their slave masters; I know all about their pain. And now I have come down to help them, pry them loose from the grip of Egypt, get them out of that country and bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey, the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
God said, "I've taken a good, long look at the affliction of my people in Egypt. I've heard their cries for deliverance from their slave masters; I know all about their pain. And now I have come down to help them, pry them loose from the grip of Egypt, get them out of that country and bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey, the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Exodus 3:9
"The Israelite cry for help has come to me, and I've seen for myself how cruelly they're being treated by the Egyptians. It's time for you to go back: I'm sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt."
"The Israelite cry for help has come to me, and I've seen for myself how cruelly they're being treated by the Egyptians. It's time for you to go back: I'm sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt."
1 Samuel 1:20
Before the year was out, Hannah had conceived and given birth to a son. She named him Samuel, explaining, "I asked God for him."
Before the year was out, Hannah had conceived and given birth to a son. She named him Samuel, explaining, "I asked God for him."
Luke 1:13
But the angel reassured him, "Don't fear, Zachariah. Your prayer has been heard. Elizabeth, your wife, will bear a son by you. You are to name him John. You're going to leap like a gazelle for joy, and not only you—many will delight in his birth. He'll achieve great stature with God. "He'll drink neither wine nor beer. He'll be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment he leaves his mother's womb. He will turn many sons and daughters of Israel back to their God. He will herald God's arrival in the style and strength of Elijah, soften the hearts of parents to children, and kindle devout understanding among hardened skeptics—he'll get the people ready for God." Zachariah said to the angel, "Do you expect me to believe this? I'm an old man and my wife is an old woman." But the angel said, "I am Gabriel, the sentinel of God, sent especially to bring you this glad news. But because you won't believe me, you'll be unable to say a word until the day of your son's birth. Every word I've spoken to you will come true on time—God's time." Meanwhile, the congregation waiting for Zachariah was getting restless, wondering what was keeping him so long in the sanctuary. When he came out and couldn't speak, they knew he had seen a vision. He continued speechless and had to use sign language with the people. When the course of his priestly assignment was completed, he went back home. It wasn't long before his wife, Elizabeth, conceived. She went off by herself for five months, relishing her pregnancy. "So, this is how God acts to remedy my unfortunate condition!" she said. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you. She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.' The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; He will rule Jacob's house forever— no end, ever, to his kingdom." Mary said to the angel, "But how? I've never slept with a man." The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God. "And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God." And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left her. Mary didn't waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah's house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly, You're so blessed among women, and the babe in your womb, also blessed! And why am I so blessed that the mother of my Lord visits me? The moment the sound of your greeting entered my ears, The babe in my womb skipped like a lamb for sheer joy. Blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true! And Mary said, I'm bursting with God-news; I'm dancing the song of my Savior God. God took one good look at me, and look what happened— I'm the most fortunate woman on earth! What God has done for me will never be forgotten, the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others. His mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before him. He bared his arm and showed his strength, scattered the bluffing braggarts. He knocked tyrants off their high horses, pulled victims out of the mud. The starving poor sat down to a banquet; the callous rich were left out in the cold. He embraced his chosen child, Israel; he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high. It's exactly what he promised, beginning with Abraham and right up to now. Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months and then went back to her own home. When Elizabeth was full-term in her pregnancy, she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her. On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and were calling him Zachariah after his father. But his mother intervened: "No. He is to be called John." "But," they said, "no one in your family is named that." They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named. Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God! A deep, reverential fear settled over the neighborhood, and in all that Judean hill country people talked about nothing else. Everyone who heard about it took it to heart, wondering, "What will become of this child? Clearly, God has his hand in this." Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free. He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives, and in the very house of David his servant, Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets: Deliverance from our enemies and every hateful hand; Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he'd do, What he swore to our father Abraham— a clean rescue from the enemy camp, So we can worship him without a care in the world, made holy before him as long as we live. And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest," will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways, Present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins. Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace. The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel.
But the angel reassured him, "Don't fear, Zachariah. Your prayer has been heard. Elizabeth, your wife, will bear a son by you. You are to name him John. You're going to leap like a gazelle for joy, and not only you—many will delight in his birth. He'll achieve great stature with God. "He'll drink neither wine nor beer. He'll be filled with the Holy Spirit from the moment he leaves his mother's womb. He will turn many sons and daughters of Israel back to their God. He will herald God's arrival in the style and strength of Elijah, soften the hearts of parents to children, and kindle devout understanding among hardened skeptics—he'll get the people ready for God." Zachariah said to the angel, "Do you expect me to believe this? I'm an old man and my wife is an old woman." But the angel said, "I am Gabriel, the sentinel of God, sent especially to bring you this glad news. But because you won't believe me, you'll be unable to say a word until the day of your son's birth. Every word I've spoken to you will come true on time—God's time." Meanwhile, the congregation waiting for Zachariah was getting restless, wondering what was keeping him so long in the sanctuary. When he came out and couldn't speak, they knew he had seen a vision. He continued speechless and had to use sign language with the people. When the course of his priestly assignment was completed, he went back home. It wasn't long before his wife, Elizabeth, conceived. She went off by herself for five months, relishing her pregnancy. "So, this is how God acts to remedy my unfortunate condition!" she said. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you. She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.' The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; He will rule Jacob's house forever— no end, ever, to his kingdom." Mary said to the angel, "But how? I've never slept with a man." The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God. "And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God." And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left her. Mary didn't waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah's house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly, You're so blessed among women, and the babe in your womb, also blessed! And why am I so blessed that the mother of my Lord visits me? The moment the sound of your greeting entered my ears, The babe in my womb skipped like a lamb for sheer joy. Blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true! And Mary said, I'm bursting with God-news; I'm dancing the song of my Savior God. God took one good look at me, and look what happened— I'm the most fortunate woman on earth! What God has done for me will never be forgotten, the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others. His mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe before him. He bared his arm and showed his strength, scattered the bluffing braggarts. He knocked tyrants off their high horses, pulled victims out of the mud. The starving poor sat down to a banquet; the callous rich were left out in the cold. He embraced his chosen child, Israel; he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high. It's exactly what he promised, beginning with Abraham and right up to now. Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three months and then went back to her own home. When Elizabeth was full-term in her pregnancy, she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her. On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and were calling him Zachariah after his father. But his mother intervened: "No. He is to be called John." "But," they said, "no one in your family is named that." They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named. Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God! A deep, reverential fear settled over the neighborhood, and in all that Judean hill country people talked about nothing else. Everyone who heard about it took it to heart, wondering, "What will become of this child? Clearly, God has his hand in this." Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free. He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives, and in the very house of David his servant, Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets: Deliverance from our enemies and every hateful hand; Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he'd do, What he swore to our father Abraham— a clean rescue from the enemy camp, So we can worship him without a care in the world, made holy before him as long as we live. And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest," will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways, Present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins. Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace. The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel.
Luke 1:63
Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God!
Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they, when they had heard that he was alive,.... That is, the apostles, and those that were with them; when they heard the report of Mary Magdalene, that Christ was raised from the dead, and was certainly alive; or of all the women, for the Syriac version reads, "when they heard them saying that he was alive", not only Mary Magdalene, but Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women; for these all related this to the apostles, and the rest; see
Luke 24:9.
And had been seen of her; of Mary Magdalene, or "of them"; as the Syriac version reads, and as it is read in one of Beza's copies:
they believed not; the words of Mary, and the other women, for they seemed as idle tales to them, Luke 24:11, imagining they were deceived with the sight of a spectre, or apparition; and fearing the news were too good and great to be true; forgetting the words of their Lord, that he should rise again the third day, and which had been so often repeated to them; and all this through stupidity of mind, occasioned by the trouble and consternation they were in.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Believed not - This is proof that they did not expect his resurrection; proof that they were not easily deceived, and that nothing but the clearest evidence could undeceive them.
