Verses 9–20 are not included in some of the earliest surviving Greek copies of Mark and have significant stylistic differences from the rest of Mark’s Gospel.

Some Followers See Jesus^(A)

|⁹ After Jesus rose from the dead early on the first day of the week, he showed himself first to Mary Magdalene. One time in the past, he had ·forced [driven; cast] seven demons out of her. ¹⁰ After Mary saw Jesus, she went and told his followers, who were ·very sad [mourning; grieving] and were crying. ¹¹ But Mary told them that Jesus was alive. She said that she had seen him, but they did not believe her.

¹² Later, Jesus showed himself to two of ·his followers [his disciples; ^Lthem] while they were walking in the country, but he did not look the same as before. ¹³ They went back to the others and told them what had happened, but again, they did not believe them.

⁹ ·Suddenly [^LAnd look/^Tbehold], Jesus met them and said, “Greetings.” The women came up to him, ·took hold of [clasped] his feet, and worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my ·followers [disciples] to go on to Galilee, and they will see me there.”

Jesus on the Road to Emmaus^(A)

¹³ That same day two of Jesus’ followers were going to a town named Emmaus, about seven miles [^CGreek: sixty stadia; a stadion was about 600 ft.] from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ They were talking about everything that had happened. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began walking with them, ¹⁶ but ·they [^Ltheir eyes] were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷ Then he said, “What are these things you are ·talking about [discussing] while you walk?”

The two followers stopped, looking ·very sad [downcast]. ¹⁸ The one named Cleopas answered, “·Are you the only visitor in Jerusalem who does not [or Are you only a visitor in Jerusalem and don’t] know what just happened there?”

¹⁹ Jesus said to them, “What ·are you talking about [^Lthings]?”

They said, “About Jesus of Nazareth. He was a prophet ·who said and did many powerful things [^Lpowerful in deed and word] before God and all the people. ²⁰ Our ·leading [^Tchief] priests and ·leaders [rulers] handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him. ²¹ But we were hoping that he would ·free [rescue; redeem] Israel. Besides [^Lall] this, it is now the third day since this happened. ²² ·And [^LBut also; Moreover] some women among us ·amazed [astonished] us. Early this morning they went to the tomb, ²³ but they did not find his body there. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels who said that Jesus was alive! ²⁴ So some of our group went to the tomb, too. They found it just as the women said, but they did not see Jesus.”

²⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “·You are foolish [^LO foolish ones] and slow [^Lin heart] to believe everything the prophets said. ²⁶ ·They said [^LWas it not necessary…?] that the ·Christ [Messiah] must suffer these things before he enters his glory.” ²⁷ Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets [^Ca way of referring to the whole Old Testament] had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in [^Lall] the Scriptures.

²⁸ They came near the town ·of Emmaus [^Lto which they were going], and Jesus acted as if he were going farther. ²⁹ But they ·begged [urged] him, “Stay with us, because it is late; it is almost night.” So he went in to stay with them.

³⁰ When Jesus ·was at the table [^Lreclined; ^Cthe posture of a formal meal] with them, he took some bread, ·gave thanks [blessed it], ·divided [broke] it, and gave it to them [^CJesus, the guest, functions like the host in a Eucharist-like meal]. ³¹ And then, ·they were allowed to recognize Jesus [^Ltheir eyes were opened]. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared. ³² They said to each other, “·It felt like a fire burning in [^LDidn’t our hearts burn within…?] us when Jesus talked to us on the road and ·explained [opened] the Scriptures to us.”

³³ So ·the two followers [^Lthey] got up ·at once [^Lthe same hour] and went back to Jerusalem. There they found ·the eleven apostles [^Lthe Eleven] and others gathered. ³⁴ They were saying, “The Lord really has risen from the dead! He showed himself to Simon.”

³⁵ Then ·the two followers [^Lthey] told what had happened on the road and how they recognized Jesus when he ·divided [broke] the bread.

¹⁴ When Mary said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not ·know [realize] it was Jesus.

¹⁵ Jesus asked her, “Woman, why are you ·crying [weeping]? Whom are you looking for?”

Thinking he was the gardener, she said to him, “·Did you take him away, sir? [^LIf you took him away, sir…] Tell me where you put him, and I will get him.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

Mary turned toward Jesus and said in the Hebrew [^CAramaic] language, “Rabboni [^Ca variant of the more common Rabbi].” (This means “Teacher.”)

¹⁷ Jesus said to her, “Don’t ·hold on to [cling to; or touch] me, because I have not yet ·gone up [ascended] to the Father. But go to my brothers [^Chis disciples] and tell them, ‘I am ·going back [ascending] to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went and said to the ·followers [disciples], “I saw the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said to her.