Matthew 28:1

Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.

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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.

In Context

2And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

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Cross References

Daniel 6:19\6:18\Then the king went to his great house, and took no food that night, and no ... were placed before him, and his sleep went from him.

Matthew 27:61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.

Luke 23:56And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.

John 20:1Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 28:1

In the foregoing chapters, we saw the Captain of our salvation engaged with the powers of darkness, attacked by them, and vigorously attacking them; victory seemed to hover between the combatants; nay, at length, it inclined to the enemies' side, and our Champion fell before them; behold, God has delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemies' hand. Christ in the grave is like the ark in Dagon's temple; the powers of darkness seemed to ride masters, but then the Lord awaked as one out of… Read the whole commentary →

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