Mark 16:17-18 - The Words of Jesus?

[Minimalist]

Actually some scribes tried to remove the last part of Mark 16.

Please do yourself a favor and research this one. The present ending of Mark was not in the earliest manuscripts.

Some let us say, more honest, translations make reference to that fact.

8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.[a]

[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.]

9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea...ersion=NIV


Or,

8 Overcome with terror and dread, they fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.[b]

Endings Added Later

[9 They promptly reported all of the young man’s instructions to those who were with Peter. Afterward, through the work of his disciples, Jesus sent out, from the east to the west, the sacred and undying message of eternal salvation. Amen. ]

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea...ersion=CEB


Or,

8 The women were confused and shaking with fear, so they left the tomb and ran away. They did not tell anyone about what happened, because they were afraid.

Verses 9–20 are not included in some of the earliest surviving Greek copies of Mark.

Some Followers See Jesus

[9 After Jesus rose from the dead early on the first day of the week, he showed himself first to Mary Magdalene.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea...ersion=NCV


I realize xtians do not cherish honesty.