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6. ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς. As on the Lake (Mar 6:49-50), the figure which they see shows by addressing them that he is no mere phantasm; and he addresses them in much the same way.
Μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε, Cease to be amazed, = θαρσεῖτε, “Be of good cheer.” What follows may be taken interrogatively, “Is it Jesus that ye are seeking? That is useless labour.”
τὸν Ναζαρηνόν. Mk alone has this touch; it would appeal to Christ’s friends from Galilee. See on Mar 1:24.
τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον. Cf. 1Co 1:23; 1Co 2:2; Gal 3:1; He is now permanently “the Crucified.”
ἠγέρθη. “You are too late; He is already risen.” Hence the aor. rather than the perf. That He remains raised is not here the main point. One might have expected οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε to have come first, as in Mt. and Lk., but Mk puts the supreme fact first and then gives the evidence for its truth. “He is risen. Do you doubt that? The tomb is empty; look at the place where the Body was laid.” As we know from Jn, the gravecloths were lying there, but the Body had gone from within them. The Angel speaks with marvellous simplicity and directness. The short sentences, without connecting particles, are very impressive, and his calmness is in marked contrast to the women’s excitement.