The disciples and Peter (Mark 16:1-8)
There is a chasm between Peter and Jesus that cannot be glossed over.
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Sometimes it’s the small things you notice. You wouldn’t think so on Easter Day, but there you go. There are two small words in Mark’s account that I didn’t notice for a long time. They are right there in verse 7: “and Peter.” Go tell his disciples and Peter. No other Gospel records the words in quite this way.
