Mark 16:9 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Mark 16:7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee. There you shall see him, as he told you.

Mark 16:8 But they going out, fled from the sepulchre: for a trembling and fear had seized them. And they said nothing to any man: for they were afraid.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rising", "early", "first", "week", "appeared", "mary", and "magdalen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rising" and "early", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But they going out fled from the..." into verse 10's "She went and told them that had...", so "rising" and "early" 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 "rising" and "early" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.