Mark 16:1

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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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
sabbath	σαββάτου sabbatou	G4521	the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath) · noun — genitive singular neuter
past	διαγενομένου diagenomenou	G1230	to elapse meanwhile · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, genitive singular neuter
Mary	Μαρία Maria	G3137	Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam) · noun — nominative singular feminine, a proper name
Magdalene	Μαγδαληνὴ Magdalēnē	G3094	a female Magdalene · noun — nominative singular feminine, a people or place name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Mary	Μαρία Maria	G3137	Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam) · noun — nominative singular feminine, a proper name
the	τοῦ tou	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — genitive singular neuter
James	Ἰακώβου Iakōbou	G2385	Jacobus · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Salome	Σαλώμη Salōmē	G4539	Salome (i.e. Shelomah) · noun — nominative singular feminine, a proper name
bought	ἠγόρασαν ēgorasan	G59	properly · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
spices	ἀρώματα arōmata	G759	an aromatic · noun — accusative plural neuter
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
come	ἐλθοῦσαι elthousai	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural feminine
anoint	ἀλείψωσιν aleipsōsin	G218	to oil (with perfume) · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτόν. auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Luke 23:56-24:12 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
Matthew 28:1-10 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre…
John 20:1-10 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sep…
Mark 15:40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
2 Chronicles 16:14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with…
Mark 14:3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard…
Mark 14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
Mark 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 16:1-8

Never was there such a sabbath since the sabbath was first instituted as this was, which the first words of this chapter tell us was now past; during all this sabbath our Lord Jesus lay in the grave. 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. Well, this sabbath is over, and the first day of the week is the first day of a new world. We have here, I. The affectionate visit which the good women…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 16:1

And anoint him - Rather, to embalm him. This is a proof that they had not properly understood what Christ had so frequently spoken, viz. that he would rise again the third day. And this inattention or unbelief of theirs is a proof of the truth of the resurrection.

John Gill on Mark 16:1

And when the sabbath was past,.... "In the end of it", as Matthew says, Matthew 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 Matthew 28:1. Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome; who was the wife of Zebedee, and the mother of the other James and John: had bought sweet spices; or "brought", as the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions read; for though the women might have bought some on the preparation day, the day before the sabbath, the same evening that Christ was buried, Luke 23:56, yet, they might buy more for the same purpose, after the sabbath was over:…

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John Calvin on Mark 16:1-7

Mark 16:1-7 Matthew 28:1-7 Mark 16:1-7 Luke 24:1-8 1. Now in the evening of the Sabbaths, [298] which began to dawn towards the first of the Sabbaths, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulcher. 2. And lo, there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord came down from heaven, and approached, and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3. And his countenance was like lightning, and his raiment was white as snow. 4. And through fear of him the guards trembled, and became as dead men. 5. But the angel answering, said to the women, Fear not; for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified. 6. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come, see th…

The Church Fathers

(occ. ap. Chrysologum, serm. 82) The women in this place run abroad with womanly devotion, for they do not bring Him faith as though He were alive, but ointments as to one dead; and they prepare the service of their grief for Him as buried, not the joys of heavenly triumph for Him as risen.
— Peter Chrysologus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

After the sadness of the sabbath, a happy day dawns upon them, which holds the chief place amongst days, for in it the chief light shines forth, and the Lord rises in triumph. Wherefore it is said, And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, had bought sweet spices.
— Pseudo-Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The women were first to honor the risen Christ, the apostles first to suffer for him. The women were ready with spices; the apostles prepared for scourges. The women entered the tomb; the apostles would soon enter the dungeon. The women hastened to express their eulogy; the apostles embraced chains for his sake. The women poured oils; the apostles poured out their blood.
— Peter Chrysologus, SERMON 79

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Dictionary and topics

Mary — Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture (Matt. 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her personal history. Her…
Mary Magdalene — Different explanations have been given of this name; but the most natural is that she came from the town of Magdala. She appears before us for the first time in (Luke 8:2) among the women who…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…
Salome — Perfect. (1.) The wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (Mat. 27:56), and probably the sister of Mary, the mother of our Lord (John 19:25). She sought for her sons places of honour in Christ’s…
Anointing · Of the — Of the
Burial · With spices — With spices
Embalming · Of Jesus — Of Jesus
James · 1. An apostle. — 1. An apostle.
Sabbath · 9:13,14;10:31;13:15-22; — 9:13,14;10:31;13:15-22;
Salome · Mother of James and — Mother of James and
Spices · Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus — Prepared for embalming the corpse of Jesus

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 16:1-8

Adam Clarke on Mark 16:1

John Gill on Mark 16:1

John Calvin on Mark 16:1-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 16:1-8

Adam Clarke on Mark 16:1

John Gill on Mark 16:1

John Calvin on Mark 16:1-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 16:1