Mark 16:11 (DBY)

Passage

And when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved [it].

Nearby Context

Mark 16:9 Now when he had risen very early, the first [day] of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

Mark 16:10 *She* went and brought word to those that had been with him, [who were] grieving and weeping.

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

Mark 16:12 And after these things he was manifested in another form to two of them as they walked, going into the country;

Mark 16:13 and *they* went and brought word to the rest; neither did they believe them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "alive", "been", "seen", and "disbelieved". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "alive", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "She went and brought word to those..." into verse 12's "And after these things he was manifested...", so "heard" and "alive" 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 "heard" and "alive" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.