Mark 16:1 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 16:1

When 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.

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ASV

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

KJV

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

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Commentary

6 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

HOMILIES (373)

In the time of the old covenant, the sabbath was highly revered. Now under the gospel the sabbath has been recast, now viewed as the Lord's resurrection day. The sabbath formerly had pertained to the pedagogy and rudiments of the law. When the great master himself came and fulfilled them all for us, all that had prefigured his coming was transformed. The old sabbath was like a candle lit in the night before the rising and appearing of the sun.

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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when the sabbath was past,.... "In the end of it", as Matthew says, Mat 28:1; not "when it was the sabbath", as the Arabic version reads; for it was not lawful to buy spices, and anoint with on the sabbath day; See Gill on Mat 28:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It was to him a sabbath of rest, but a silent sabbath, it was to his disciples a melancholy sabbath, spent in tears and fears. Never were the sabbath services in the temple such an abomination to God, though they had been often so, as they were now, when the chief priests, who presided in them, had their hands full of blood, the blood of Christ.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Nicodemus had bought a very large quantity of dry spices, myrrh and aloes, which served to dry the wounds, and dry up the blood, John xix. But these good women did not think that enough; they bought spices, perhaps of another kind, some perfumed oils, to anoint him. Note, The respect which others have showed to Christ's name, should not hinder us from showing our respect to it.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 28:1-8. Mar 16:1 Sweet spices - “Aromatics.” Substances used in embalming. The idea of sweetness is not, however, implied in the original. Many of the substances used for embalming were “bitter” - as, for example, myrrh - and none of them, perhaps, could properly be called “sweet.” The word “spices” expresses all that there is in the original. Anoint him - Embalm him, or apply these spices to his body to keep it from putrefaction.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
διαγενομένου	diagenomenou	when was passing	G1230 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
σαββάτου	sabbatou	Sabbath	G4521 →
Μαρία	Maria	Mary	G3137 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
Μαγδαληνὴ	Magdalēnē	Magdalene	G3094 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Μαρία	Maria	Mary	G3137 →
ἡ	hē	the [mother]	G3588 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰακώβου	Iakōbou	of James	G2385 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Σαλώμη	Salōmē	Salome	G4539 →
ἠγόρασαν	ēgorasan	bought	G59 →
ἀρώματα	arōmata	spices	G759 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ἐλθοῦσαι	elthousai	having come	G2064 →
ἀλείψωσιν	aleipsōsin	they may anoint	G218 →
αὐτόν.	auton	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 15:40
And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
leads to
- Matthew 27:55–56
  And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.
- Luke 23:49
  But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.
- Luke 8:2–3
  as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
- Matthew 27:61
  Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
- Matthew 13:55
  “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Through
Luke 23:56
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
leads to
- Luke 24:1
  On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
Through
Mark 16:8
So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
leads to
- Luke 24:22–24
  Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
- Mark 16:5–6
  When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Mark