Mark 16:1-8 The Fact and the Challenge of Jesus' Resurrection¹

1 Now when the Sabbath had passed Maria Magdalene and Mary the wife of James and Salome bought spices in order to go and anoint him.² 2 And very early on the first day of the week they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3 Then they asked one another, "Who will roll the stone away for us from the entry to the tomb?" 4 When they looked up they saw that the stone had been rolled away (it was a very large one!).³ 5 Upon going inside the tomb they saw a young man seated on the right dressed in a white robe,⁴ and they were bewildered. 6 But the young man said to them, "Don't be bewildered: Jesus of Nazareth is the one you're looking for, the one who was crucified: he has risen; he's not here! Look where they laid him! ⁵ 7 But go on, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you into Galilee; there you'll see him, exactly as he told you.⁶ 8. When they came outside they fled from the tomb-they were quivering and in shock, and they didn't tell anyone anything: they were afraid.⁷