Mark 16 · Verse 11

Mark 16:11

And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
Mark 16:11, King James Version

Mark 16:11 in other translations

BSBAnd when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
WEBWhen they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.
ASVAnd they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved.
YLTand they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.
DARBYAnd when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved it.
BBEAnd they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.
WebsterAnd they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, believed not.

What does Mark 16:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not--This, which is once and again repeated of them all, is most important in its bearing on their subsequent testimony to His resurrection at the risk of life itself.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 11. 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.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 16:9-13

Better news cannot be brought to disciples in tears, than to tell them of Christ's resurrection. And we should study to comfort disciples that are mourners, by telling them whatever we have seen of Christ. It was a wise providence that the proofs of Christ's resurrection were given gradually, and admitted cautiously, that the assurance with which the apostles preached this doctrine afterwards might the more satisfy…

Read the full comment on Mark 16:9-13 →

Mark 16:11 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

κἀκεῖνοιkakeinoiAnd theyG2532
ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshaving heardG191
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ζῇzēaHe is aliveG2198
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐθεάθηetheathēHe has been seenG2300
ὑπ᾽hup᾽byG5259
αὐτῆςautēsherG846
ἠπίστησαν.ēpistēsandisbelieved.G569

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 16:11

  • Luke 24:11

    And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

  • Mark 16:13-14

    And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.

  • Mark 9:19

    He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

  • Luke 24:23-35

    And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? …

  • Job 9:16

    If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

  • Exodus 6:9

    And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
believed.
13,14; 9:19; Ex 6:9; Job 9:16; Lu 24:11,23-35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 16:10

    And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

  • Mark 16:11

    And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

  • Mark 16:12

    After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

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Mark 16:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y ellos como oyeron que vivía, y que había sido visto de ella, no lo creyeron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ceux-ci, apprenant qu’il était vivant et qu’il avait été vu d’elle, ne le crurent point.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als jene hörten, daß er lebe und von ihr gesehen worden sei, glaubten sie es nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et illi audientes quia viveret, et visus esset ab ea, non crediderunt.