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Mark 16:13

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

So they went and told everyone else what had happened, but nobody believed them either.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the most incredible news sounds too good to be true, even when it actually is.

📚 Historical Context

In the Gospel of Mark, chapter 16 describes the events following Jesus' resurrection, where the disciples were grappling with reports of His rising from the dead. Two disciples had encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus and returned to share their experience with the others, but the remaining disciples refused to believe them. This verse underscores the initial doubt among Jesus' followers despite multiple eyewitness accounts, reflecting the challenges of faith in the early Christian community.

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