Mark 16:9 (YLT)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

Mark 16:7 and go, say to his disciples, and Peter, that he doth go before you to Galilee; there ye shall see him, as he said to you.'

Mark 16:8 And, having come forth quickly, they fled from the sepulchre, and trembling and amazement had seized them, and to no one said they anything, for they were afraid.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "risen", "morning", "first", "sabbaths", "appear", and "mary". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "risen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And having come forth quickly they fled..." into verse 10's "she having gone told those who had...", so "having" and "risen" 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 "risen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.