Mark 16:8 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 16:8

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

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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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Mark (1107)

Then "trembling and astonishment" seized the women, that is, they were struck both by the vision of the Angel and by the awe of the Resurrection, and therefore "they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid." Either they were afraid of the Jews, or …

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

We may well believe that it required great courage to do this. To visit the grave in the dim twilight of an eastern day-break, would try most women, under any circumstances. But to visit the grave of one who had been put to death as a common malefactor, and to rise early to show honor to one whom their nation had despised, this was a mighty boldness indeed. Yet these are the kind of acts which show the difference between weak faith and strong faith — between weak feeling and strong feeling towards Christ.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐξελθοῦσαι	exelthousai	having gone out	G1831 →
ἔφυγον	ephugon	they fled	G5343 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
μνημείου·	mnēmeiou	tomb;	G3419 →
εἶχεν	eichen	had	G2192 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
αὐτὰς	autas	them	G846 →
τρόμος	tromos	trembling	G5156 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἔκστασις.	ekstasis	amazement.	G1611 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐδενὶ	oudeni	to no [one]	G3762 →
οὐδὲν	ouden	no [thing]	G3762 →
εἶπαν·	eipan	they spoke;	G2036 →
ἐφοβοῦντο	ephobounto	they were afraid	G5399 →
γάρ.¶	gar	for.	G1063 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 28:8
So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
leads to
- Psalms 2:11
  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Luke 24:36–41
  While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
- John 16:20
  Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Ezra 3:12–13
  But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.
Through
Luke 24:37
But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
leads to
- Matthew 14:26–27
  When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.
- Job 4:14–16
  fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
- 1 Samuel 28:13
  “Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
- Mark 6:49–50
  but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Mark

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Mark