Mark 16:9-20 — "The Longer Ending"

Hutterites, like most Protestant traditions informed by textual criticism, recognize that the longer ending of Mark (16:9-20) is not present in the earliest and most reliable Greek manuscripts. However, since the passage has been transmitted in the church and is scripture-like in content, it is still treated as authoritative for doctrine and practice. Hutterites do not make much of this textual issue—the content aligns with their theology, and the practical effect is minimal.

The tradition receives Mark 16:9-20 with the understanding that textual variants exist, but the core message of the resurrection and the commission to preach the gospel is clearly affirmed elsewhere in Scripture and is central to Hutterite faith and mission.