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Mark 16:9–20 V — The Freer Logion: Why One Expansion Does Not Discredit the Received Ending
Codex Washingtonianus inserts a unique dialogue after verse 14, often called the Freer Logion. The expansion is secondary evidence within a manuscript that otherwise transmits the longer ending.
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Mark 16:9–20 VI — Vocabulary and Style: Is the Long Ending Really Non-Markan?
Critics identify several words and constructions in verses 9–20 not used elsewhere by Mark. Burgon counters that a short resurrection summary brings new subject matter and is too small a sample for mechanical authorship tests.
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Mark 16:8–9 — “For They Were Afraid”: Does the Transition Require a Lost Ending?
Verse 8 ends with the women’s fear and the particle “for”; verse 9 begins a new resurrection paragraph with Jesus as the understood subject. The transition is abrupt but intelligible.
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Mark 16:9–14 — Mary Magdalene, the Appearances, and the Unbelief of the Eleven
The first half of the ending presents three reports met by unbelief: Mary Magdalene, two walking disciples, and finally Christ’s appearance to the Eleven.
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Mark 16:15–18 — The Great Commission, Baptism, Belief, and the Promised Signs
The commission joins worldwide preaching, belief, baptism, and apostolic signs. Its warnings must be read grammatically and canonically, not turned into mechanical baptismal salvation or ritual snake handling.
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Mark 16:19–20 — The Ascension, the Apostolic Preaching, and the Closing “Amen”
Mark closes with the ascended Lord enthroned, the disciples preaching everywhere, and the Lord confirming the word. The received text ends with “Amen”; many critical witnesses omit the final seal.
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Mark 9:49 — “Every Sacrifice Shall Be Salted with Salt”: The Disputed Second Clause
Three forms circulate: salting everyone with fire, salting every sacrifice with salt, or the received combination of both. The second clause links Jesus’ saying to Leviticus 2:13.
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Mark 10:7 — “And Cleave to His Wife”: The Full Marriage Citation
The received quotation includes leaving parents and cleaving to a wife before the two become one flesh. Some witnesses omit the cleaving clause, and modern editions may bracket it.
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Mark 10:21 — “Take Up the Cross”: Has the Demand of Discipleship Been Omitted?
The received command tells the rich man to come, take up the cross, and follow Jesus. The critical text omits the cross clause, moving directly from giving to the poor to following.
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Mark 10:24 — “For Them That Trust in Riches”: Qualification or Authentic Saying?
The received text locates the danger in trusting riches. The critical form says simply that entering God’s kingdom is hard, a more general statement that explains the disciples’ astonishment differently.
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Mark 11:22 — “Have Faith in God”: Objective Genitive, Subjective Genitive, or a False Dilemma?
The principal Greek text is stable: “have faith of God.” The issue is how the genitive functions. In context it is an objective genitive, idiomatically rendered “have faith in God.”
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Mark 11:24 — “Believe That Ye Receive” or “Believe That Ye Received”?
The received present tense says “believe that ye receive.” The critical aorist says “believe that ye received,” a Semitic way of expressing the certainty of a future answer.
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