And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
Parallel translations
- WEB They went away and told it to the rest. They didn’t believe them, either.
- KJV And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
- NKJV And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
- NASB And they went away and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them, either.
- NLT They rushed back to tell the others, but no one believed them.
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Quick answer
These two report to the others, but they are not believed either. Unbelief persists among the disciples.
Overview
Repeated testimony still meets repeated doubt, highlighting how deeply the disciples' hearts were hardened by grief and disappointment. Their continued unbelief sets up Jesus' coming rebuke. It also shows that the church's resurrection faith arose only when the risen Lord overcame their skepticism in person.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- John 20:25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
- Luke 24:33–35And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together
- Luke 16:31Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
- John 20:8Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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