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What does Mark 16:6 mean?

"He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!"

— Mark 16:6 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”

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for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.

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Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed.

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He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!

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But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”

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They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.

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Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

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