Mark 16:11 (YLT)

Passage

and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:9 And he, having risen in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, did appear first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons;

Mark 16:10 she having gone, told those who had been with him, mourning and weeping;

Mark 16:11 and they, having heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.

Mark 16:12 And after these things, to two of them, as they are going into a field, walking, he was manifested in another form,

Mark 16:13 and they having gone, told to the rest; not even them did they believe.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "she having gone told those who had..." into verse 12's "And after these things to two of...", so "having" and "heard" 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 "having" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.