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Mark 16 — Sermon Preparation
The empty tomb and the angel's announcement of resurrection, followed by appearances of the risen Jesus and the disciples' worldwide mission. Below is a research summary for Mark 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 34
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Mark 16 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πιστεύω | pisteúō | G4100 | 4 | believe, commit, put in trust with |
| μνημεῖον | mnēmeîon | G3419 | 3 | grave, sepulchre, tomb |
| Μαρία | María | G3137 | 3 | Mary |
| σάββατον | sábbaton | G4521 | 3 | sabbath, week |
| ἐκθαμβέω | ekthambéō | G1568 | 2 | affright, greatly amaze |
| πορεύομαι | poreúomai | G4198 | 3 | depart, go, journey, walk |
| ἀπιστέω | apistéō | G569 | 2 | believe not |
How preachers through history handled this text
34 public-domain excerpts on Mark 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“After the Lord had spoken he went up into heaven. Sitting is a posture of rest, he had finished his work; and a posture of rule, he took possession of his kingdom. He sat at the right hand of God, which denotes his sovereign dignity and universal power. Whatever God does concerning us, gives to us, or accepts from us, it is by his Son. Now he is glorified with the glory he had before the world. The apostles went forth, and preached every where, far and near. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Mark 16:19–40 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Mark 16:12
- Nazareth— Mark 16:6
- Galilee 1— Mark 16:7
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