Mark 16:14 (DRB)

Passage

At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 16:14 At length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table: and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again.

Mark 16:15 And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall he condemned.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "length", "appeared", "eleven", "table", "upbraided", "incredulity", "hardness", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "length" and "appeared", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And they going told it to the..." into verse 15's "And he said to them Go ye...", so "length" and "appeared" 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 "length" and "appeared" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.