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Mark 16 — Sermon Preparation

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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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.

Aquinas 11 Spurgeon 9 Alexander MacLaren 7 Matthew Henry 5 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“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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