Mark 16:11 (DRB)

Passage

And they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:9 But he rising early the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalen; out of whom he had cast seven devils.

Mark 16:10 She went and told them that had been with him, who were mourning and weeping.

Mark 16:11 And they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her, did not believe.

Mark 16:12 And after that he appeared in another shape to two of them walking, as they were going into the country.

Mark 16:13 And they going told it to the rest: neither did they believe them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearing", "alive", "been", "seen", and "believe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearing" 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 told them that had..." into verse 12's "And after that he appeared in another...", so "hearing" 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 "hearing" and "alive" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.