Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 16:7

"But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you." — Mark 16:7 (ASV)

“Go, tell his disciples and Peter” reveals how gracious was the provision God made for Peter’s special need through the word of the angel. Peter is singled out because he had denied Jesus (14:66–72) and now needed reassurance that he was not excluded from the company of the disciples. Jesus had forgiven and restored him.

Jesus had predicted their regathering in Galilee (14:28). Why Galilee?

Perhaps he wanted to meet not only with the disciples but also with the community of believers there to give them his last instructions before his ascension. Galilee would also be a fitting place for the launching of a Gentile mission.