Mark 16:13 (ASV)

Passage

And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither believed they them.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:11 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, disbelieved.

Mark 16:12 And after these things he was manifested in another form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country.

Mark 16:13 And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither believed they them.

Mark 16:14 And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen.

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "away", "told", "rest", "neither", and "believed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "away", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And after these things he was manifested..." into verse 14's "And afterward he was manifested unto the...", so "went" and "away" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "went" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.