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Mark 16

Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner revision (1749–1752), the traditional Catholic English Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate. If you read a modern Bible, this is the same Scripture in older English; some names are spelled differently (Cesarea for Caesarea, Apocalypse for Revelation). About this translation

1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought sweet spices, that coming, they might anoint Jesus. CCC

2 And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen. CCC

3 And they said one to another: Who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

4 And looking, they saw the stone rolled back. For it was very great.

5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe: and they were astonished. CCC

6 Who saith to them: Be not affrighted; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen: he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. CCC

7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee. There you shall see him, as he told you. CCC

8 But they going out, fled from the sepulchre: for a trembling and fear had seized them. And they said nothing to any man: for they were afraid.

9 But he rising early the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalen; out of whom he had cast seven devils.

10 She went and told them that had been with him, who were mourning and weeping.

11 And they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe. CCC

12 And after that he appeared in another shape to two of them walking, as they were going into the country. CCC

13 And they going told it to the rest: neither did they believe them. CCC

14 At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again. CCC

15 And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature. CCC

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned. CCC

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils. They shall speak with new tongues. CCC

18 They shall take up serpents: and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay their hand upon the sick: and they shall recover. CCC

19 And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God. CCC · Fathers

20 But they going forth preached every where: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed. CCC

This chapter in the Catechism and the early Church

Where the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites these verses (from its footnotes on vatican.va), and where the earliest Church Fathers quote them (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, public domain). Short quotes only; follow the links for the full text.

  1. Verse 1CCC 641 CCC 2174
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    • CCC 641 “Mary Magdalene and the holy women who came to finish anointing the body of Jesus, which had been buried in haste because…”
    • CCC 2174 “Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week." Because it is the "first day," the day of Christ's…”
  2. Verse 2CCC 2174
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    • CCC 2174 “Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week." Because it is the "first day," the day of Christ's…”
  3. Verse 5CCC 333
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    • CCC 333 “From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When…”
  4. Verse 6CCC 333
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    • CCC 333 “From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When…”
  5. Verse 7CCC 333 CCC 652
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    • CCC 333 “From the Incarnation to the Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and service of angels. When…”
    • CCC 652 “Christ's Resurrection is the fulfilment of the promises both of the Old Testament and of Jesus himself during his earthly life. The…”
  6. Verse 11CCC 643
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    • CCC 643 “Given all these testimonies, Christ's Resurrection cannot be interpreted as something outside the physical order, and it is impossible not to acknowledge…”
  7. Verse 12CCC 645 CCC 659
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    • CCC 645 “By means of touch and the sharing of a meal, the risen Jesus establishes direct contact with his disciples. He invites them…”
    • CCC 659 “So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right…”
  8. Verse 13CCC 643
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    • CCC 643 “Given all these testimonies, Christ's Resurrection cannot be interpreted as something outside the physical order, and it is impossible not to acknowledge…”
  9. Verse 14CCC 643
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    • CCC 643 “Given all these testimonies, Christ's Resurrection cannot be interpreted as something outside the physical order, and it is impossible not to acknowledge…”
  10. Verse 15CCC 748 CCC 888 CCC 977 CCC 1223 CCC 75
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    • CCC 748 “Christ is the light of humanity; and it is, accordingly, the heart-felt desire of this sacred Council, being gathered together in the…”
    • CCC 888 “Bishops, with priests as co-workers, have as their first task "to preach the Gospel of God to all men," in keeping with…”
    • CCC 977 “Our Lord tied the forgiveness of sins to faith and Baptism: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the…”
    • CCC 1223 “All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself baptized by St.…”
    • CCC 75 “Christ the Lord, in whom the entire Revelation of the most high God is summed up, commanded the apostles to preach the…”
  11. Verse 16CCC 846 CCC 977 CCC 1223 CCC 1253 CCC 1257 CCC 161
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    • CCC 846 “How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers? Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from…”
    • CCC 977 “Our Lord tied the forgiveness of sins to faith and Baptism: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the…”
    • CCC 1223 “All the Old Covenant prefigurations find their fulfillment in Christ Jesus. He begins his public life after having himself baptized by St.…”
    • CCC 1253 “Baptism is the sacrament of faith. But faith needs the community of believers. It is only within the faith of the Church…”
    • CCC 1257 “The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation. He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations…”
    • CCC 161 “Believing in Jesus Christ and in the One who sent him for our salvation is necessary for obtaining that salvation. "Since "without…”
  12. Verse 17CCC 434 CCC 670 CCC 1507 CCC 1673
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    • CCC 434 “Jesus' Resurrection glorifies the name of the Saviour God, for from that time on it is the name of Jesus that fully…”
    • CCC 670 “Since the Ascension God's plan has entered into its fulfilment. We are already at "the last hour". "Already the final age of…”
    • CCC 1507 “The risen Lord renews this mission ("In my name . . . they will lay their hands on the sick, and they…”
    • CCC 1673 “When the Church asks publicly and authoritatively in the name of Jesus Christ that a person or object be protected against the…”
  13. Verse 18CCC 670 CCC 699 CCC 1507
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    • CCC 670 “Since the Ascension God's plan has entered into its fulfilment. We are already at "the last hour". "Already the final age of…”
    • CCC 699 “The hand. Jesus heals the sick and blesses little children by laying hands on them. In his name the apostles will do…”
    • CCC 1507 “The risen Lord renews this mission ("In my name . . . they will lay their hands on the sick, and they…”
  14. Verse 19CCC 659
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    • CCC 659 “So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right…”

    • “Also, towards the conclusion of his Gospel, Mark says: "So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God;”

      Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter X. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1

  15. Verse 20CCC 670 CCC 2
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    • CCC 670 “Since the Ascension God's plan has entered into its fulfilment. We are already at "the last hour". "Already the final age of…”
    • CCC 2 “So that this call should resound throughout the world, Christ sent forth the apostles he had chosen, commissioning them to proclaim the…”
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