Mark chapter 16 - resurrection

Verses 2-8:

^.2And very early on (day-)one of the sabbaths they come on the memorial-place (after) the sun's having arose ^.3and they used-to-say towards themselves, "Who will roll-away the stone for us out-from the door of the memorial-place?" ^.4And having observed-upwardly they view-with-attention that the stone was rolled-away² for it used-to-be vehemently great.

^.5And having gone into the memorial-place they saw a young-man sitting-down in the right-sides having been clothed² (with) a white robe and they were really-marveled.

^.6But the (one) says to them, "You must not be really-marveled; you seek-after Jesus of Nazareth, the (one) having been crucified² - he was raised-up, he is not here, look!, the place where they put him; ^.7but you must go, you must say to his learning-disciples and to Peter that, 'He leads you forth into Galilee, there you will see him according as he said to you.'"

^.8And having gone-out they fled away-from the memorial-place for a trembling and bewilderment used-to-have them, and they said nothing to not-one-person for they used-to be fearful.

Extremely early on the first day of reckoning the seven sabbaths to Pentecost (on Sunday 18th Nisan which began at sunset, the first day of the week) while the women are coming on the memorial-place after the sun had risen up (after sunrise these same women as verse 1 above are going-to and approaching the sepulchral monument, the tomb where the dead body of Jesus had been put; refer to Mark 15:46), they were saying towards themselves (to each other), "Who will roll away the stone for us out from the door (thereby removing it from the entrance, access point) of the memorial-place?"

After the women arrived at the memorial-place and observed-upwardly (looked-up at the entrance being mentally aware of it), they are attentively viewing (contemplating in/with their minds) that the stone had already been rolled away and it remained away from the entrance, for it was vehemently great (to a great extent, very much the stone was large and so it was easy for them to see from where they were standing that it had been rolled away and they did not need to ask someone else to roll it away for them).

This event is the third time that Mary the Magdalene went to the memorial-place since the resurrection of Jesus (refer to John 20:1 and 2 for the first occurrence, and John 20:11-18 plus Mark 16:9-11 below for the second occurrence). Evidently other people did not believe what she had told them about what happened to her. Now she is going there with the women.

And after the women went into the memorial-place they saw (perceived)…

·       a young-man (a youth; the general term ‘young-man/youth’ also applies to men ranging in age up until the age of 40 years; in this context it is referring to an angel that looked like a young-man)

·       sitting down at the right-hand side of the memorial-place,

·       having been clothed and continuing clothed with a white robe (a long outer garment equipped or fit for people of good and honorable standing or position in a community such as priests or kings – a robe that is radiant, emitting light, effulgent, brilliant and bright had already been thrown or cast around the angel as a vesture, wrap, covering)

…and the women were really-marveled (greatly amazed and intensely astonished). But the angel (seen by the women as a young-man) says to them...

·       "It is imperative that you are not really-marveled;

·       you are seeking-after Jesus of/from Nazareth (looking for Jesus the Nazarene; Jesus was brought up in Nazareth even though he was born in Bethlehem),

• emphatically and specifically the one who was crucified and that truth has not changed -

·       he was raised-up (caused to rise up alive from being dead),

·       he is not here (he is not inside this location of the memorial-place),

·       look (behold, see, pay attention!, the place where they put him (the specific location where they placed his dead body);

·       but contrary to staying here, you must go (it is imperative that you actively lead yourselves under, in the sense of going without any argument, under cover, as animals go because they are under a yoke without going from side to side or intentionally stopping to do something else, go)

·       you must say to his learning-disciples (students) including Peter that,

• 'He leads you forth into Galilee (he precedes you, goes before, in front of you into Galilee; refer to Matthew 28:16 and John 20:26-29 about the event in Galilee),
• there you will see him (there you will see Jesus, because he will present himself to be perceived with your eyes and known by you)
• just as Jesus said to you (refer to Mark 14:28).'"

And after the women went out, they fled (put themselves in flight) away from the memorial-place; in truth during that past time...

·       a trembling (as a shaking or quaking with tremendous intensity)

·       and bewilderment (something outstanding, in the state of being awestruck, totally-puzzled in their minds as though out of their normal senses)

...was holding them (affecting their behavior), and they said nothing to not-one-person (the usage of a double negative figuratively emphasizes that definitely they did not say anything to anyone while they were going on their way to tell the learning-disciples) for during that past time they were continuing to be fearful (afraid of the people who had crucified Jesus).

[Reference: Matthew 28:5-10; Mark 14:28; Luke 24:1-8; I Corinthians 15:3 and 4.]