King James Version
What Does Mark 16:12 Mean?
“After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.”
Context
10
And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
11
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
12
After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
13
And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
14
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. at meat: or, together
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(12-13) **After that he appeared in another form.**—See Notes on Luke 24:13-35.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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