Mark 16:7
in Mark 16But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
KJV
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
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This verse in Mark 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseIt is well said of our Redeemer: "He goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you." For Galilee is interpreted as "migration accomplished." Indeed, our Redeemer had already migrated from passion to resurrection, from death to life, from punishment to glory, from corruption to incorruption. And he was first seen by the disciples in Galilee after the resurrection, because we will joyfully see the glory of his resurrection afterward, if we now migrate from vices to the heights of virtues.
This site's exposition
tell his disciples and Peter
on Mark 16:7-8
Tell his disciples and Peter: two words carry the whole pastoral weight of the chapter, for the last time Mark showed Peter he was weeping over a triple denial, and the risen Lord names him so the message cannot be read as excluding him. Peter's own preaching stands behind this Gospel, and the bench hears the man's gratitude in the phrase being kept. He goeth before you into Galilee keeps the promise of 14:28 across the catastrophe. The women flee trembling and say nothing to any man, for they were afraid, and at exactly this point the oldest complete manuscripts end the book; the reader meets the question of the ending at the next verse.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Note, [1.] All the meetings between Christ and his disciples are of his own appointing. [2.] Christ never forgets his appointment, but will be sure to meet his people with the promised blessing in every place where he records his name. [3.] In all meetings between Christ and his disciples, he is the most forward.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Tell his disciples and Peter - Why is not Peter included among the disciples? For this plain reason, - he had forfeited his discipleship, and all right to the honor and privileges of an apostle, by denying his Lord and Master. However, he is now a penitent: - tell him that Jesus is risen from the dead, and is ready to heal his backsliding, and love him freely; so that, after being converted, he may strengthen his brethren.
SEE, Brethren! Jesus delights to meet His people. He is no sooner risen from the dead than He sends a message by an angel to say that He will meet His disciples. His delight is in them. He loves them with a very tender love and He is happiest when He is in their midst. Do not think that you will have to entreat and persuade your Lord to come to you. He delights in near and dear fellowship. The heavenly Bridegroom finds solace in your company if you are indeed espoused to Him.
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
on Mark 16:1-8
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.
The words behind it
21 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ | But | G235 → | 635 times |
| ὑπάγετε, | hupagete | do go, | G5217 → | 79 times |
| εἴπατε | eipate | do say | G2036 → | 925 times |
| τοῖς | tois | to the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| μαθηταῖς | mathetais | disciples | G3101 → | 260 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τῷ | to | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Πέτρῳ | petro | to Peter | G4074 → | 155 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| προάγει | proagei | He goes before | G4254 → | 20 times |
| ὑμᾶς | humas | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὴν | ten | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Γαλιλαίαν· | galilaian | Galilee; | G1056 → | 61 times |
| ἐκεῖ | ekei | there | G1563 → | 105 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὄψεσθε | opsesthe | will you behold | G3700 → | 54 times |
| καθὼς | kathos | even as | G2531 → | 182 times |
| εἶπεν | eipen | He said | G2036 → | 925 times |
| ὑμῖν. | humin | to you. | G4771 → | 2973 times |
ἀλλ᾽But
all᾽G235 →635 times
ὑπάγετε,do go,
hupageteG5217 →79 times
εἴπατεdo say
eipateG2036 →925 times
τοῖςto the
toisG3588 →19766 times
μαθηταῖςdisciples
mathetaisG3101 →260 times
αὐτοῦof Him
autouG846 →5565 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τῷ<the>
toG3588 →19766 times
Πέτρῳto Peter
petroG4074 →155 times
ὅτιthat
hotiG3754 →1292 times
προάγειHe goes before
proageiG4254 →20 times
ὑμᾶςyou
humasG4771 →2973 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὴν<the>
tenG3588 →19766 times
Γαλιλαίαν·Galilee;
galilaianG1056 →61 times
ἐκεῖthere
ekeiG1563 →105 times
αὐτὸνHim
autonG846 →5565 times
ὄψεσθεwill you behold
opsestheG3700 →54 times
καθὼςeven as
kathosG2531 →182 times
εἶπενHe said
eipenG2036 →925 times
ὑμῖν.to you.
huminG4771 →2973 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 26:32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
it leads to
- Matthew 28:10
“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Luke 18:33–34
They will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
- Matthew 20:19
and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Matthew 28:10
Through
Mark 14:28But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
it leads to
- Matthew 28:16
Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 28:7
Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 28:16
Through
Matthew 28:7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
it leads to
- Matthew 26:32
But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 24:22–24
Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
- Matthew 26:32
Through
Matthew 28:10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
it leads to
- Romans 8:29
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Romans 8:29
Where this verse is studied
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About Mark
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alexander Maclaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture, Mark; Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2060: “The Messages of Our Lord's Love” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Gregory the Dialogist, Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 21; J. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, Mark; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.