Mark 16:8 (ASV)

Passage

And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who hath been crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold, the place where they laid him!

Mark 16:7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

Mark 16:8 And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid.

Mark 16:9 Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

Mark 16:10 She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "fled", "tomb", "trembling", "astonishment", "come", "upon", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "fled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "But go tell his disciples and Peter..." into verse 9's "Now when he was risen early on...", so "went" and "fled" 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 "fled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.