Mark 16: 1-8 HCSB
1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him. 2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise. 3 They were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us?" 4 Looking up, they observed that the stone-which was very large-had been rolled away. 5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; they were amazed and alarmed. 6 "Don't be alarmed," he told them. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected! He is not here! See the place where they put Him. 7 But go, tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there just as He told you.' " 8 So they went out and started running from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone, since they were afraid.
Since they could not do the work on the Sabbath, the women are coming early Sunday morning to Prepare the body for burial. We know from the other gospels that the man in white is an angel.
Mark 16: 9-20 HCSB
9 Early on the first day of the week, after He had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had driven seven demons. 10 She went and reported to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping. 11 Yet, when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it. 12 Then after this, He appeared in a different form to two of them walking on their way into the country. 13 And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either. 14 Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected. 15 Then He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; 18 they will pick up snakes; if they should drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well." 19 Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the accompanying signs.
There is a small amount of controversy regarding verses 9-20, in most translations you will see a foot note or text note stating that these verses are not found in the earliest manuscripts. When determining the authenticity of any ancient text, there are two main criteria, first the number of separate sources that agree with one another: the more independent copies of the work that are identical or very close, the more accurate the information is likely to be. The second criteria is manuscript age: if two manuscripts differ, the older of the two is more likely to be right. In the case of Mark chapter 16, verses 9-20 are found in almost all copies of Mark, but are missing in the oldest manuscripts we have. Most likely the manuscripts were damaged and these portions were lost, though some believe that this means verses 9-20 were added later. There is no way to prove either unless we find and older manuscript with the verses included. since 9-20 only gives us information which is included in other gospels and has nothing in the text which would indicate that it was added later for fraudulent purposes, most translations include it with the foot note mentioned.
Mary Magdalene's encounter with Jesus is recorded in John 20: 11-18. The story of the Two disciples encountering Jesus on the road is told in greater detail in Luke 24: 13-35. Jesus appearing to the disciples is recorded in every Gospel except for Matthew. Every Gospel has the great commission and Jesus ascent to heaven, though the exact wording and amount of details given vary. Verses 18 and 20 are sometimes used to support the modern practices of snake handling and refusing medical treatment in favor of "The Lord's Healing". Jesus is not saying that you should just go out and do these things for a show or as some sort of test of faith, But that miracles will happen as a sign that the Gospel is true, and these are a few of the signs that will happen.
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