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Mark 16 · Grade 5

The Beginning Continues

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Read and Think

Mark's account of the resurrection is brief and powerful. The women came expecting to anoint a corpse; instead they found an empty tomb and a messenger announcing that the crucified Jesus has risen, just as He said in His three predictions. The specific mention of Peter shows the risen Lord's grace toward the disciple who denied Him.

The two oldest complete manuscripts of Mark end at 16:8, with the women fleeing in fear and silence, a startling ending that leaves readers to respond themselves. Most later manuscripts include verses 9-20, which many Bibles, including the WEB, print. These verses summarize resurrection appearances found in the other Gospels and Acts. Faithful Christians differ on whether Mark wrote them, but their message agrees with the rest of Scripture.

Either way, Mark's Gospel began by calling itself the beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Mark 1:1), and it ends with the Good News going out. The story Mark tells is only the beginning; it continues as disciples go into all the world. The risen and ascended Lord, seated at God's right hand, works with His people, confirming the word. The question Mark raised in 4:41, who then is this, now demands every reader's answer and witness.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does the specific mention of Peter matter?

  2. Where do the earliest manuscripts of Mark end?

  3. How should we think about verses 9-20?

  4. How does the end of Mark connect to its first verse?

  5. What does it mean that the Lord was working with them?

Crossword

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Across

  1. She saw Jesus first (16:9; verses 9 to 20 are not in some of the oldest copies).
  2. They wondered who would roll it away.
  3. The women went to the tomb very early on the first day of the week (we call it Sunday).

Down

  1. The young man said Jesus had ____.
  2. Go into all the ____ and tell the Good News.
  3. What the women brought.

Think About It

  1. If Mark's Gospel is the beginning of the Good News, how is your life part of the story continuing?

  2. The women were afraid at first, but the message still spread. How can God use you even when you feel afraid?

Memory Verse

He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him!

Mark 16:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you share Jesus with someone who has never heard of Him?
  • How does Jesus' resurrection give us hope?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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