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Luke 23:56

Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

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ASV

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

KJV

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὑποστρέψασαιhupostrepsasaiHaving returnedG5290 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
ἡτοίμασανhētoimasanthey preparedG2090 →
ἀρώματαarōmataspicesG759 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
μύραmuraanointing oilsG3464 →
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
τὸtoon theG3588 →
μὲνmenindeedG3303 →
σάββατονsabbatonSabbathG4521 →
ἡσύχασανhēsuchasanthey restedG2270 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
ἐντολήν.¶entolēncommandment.G1785 →

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Genesis 2:3Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.Matthew 28:1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.Exodus 31:15For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.Exodus 20:10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.Leviticus 23:3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.Matthew 26:12By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.Exodus 34:21Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.Exodus 16:23He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”Exodus 16:29Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”Deuteronomy 5:14but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.Jeremiah 17:22You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.Deuteronomy 5:13Six days you shall labor and do all your work,John 5:10so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”Matthew 12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”Jeremiah 17:24–25If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it,Exodus 35:2–3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.

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