Mark 16:6 (KJV)

Passage

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

Mark 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

Mark 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

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

Mark 16:8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "affrighted", "seek", "jesus", "nazareth", "crucified", "risen", and "here". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "affrighted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And entering into the sepulchre they saw..." into verse 7's "But go your way tell his disciples...", so "saith" and "affrighted" 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 "saith" and "affrighted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.