Mark 16:2

Very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, after sunrise.

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In The King James Version

And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

In Context

1When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices, so that they might go and anoint the body of Jesus.

3They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

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Cross References

Matthew 28:1After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary had gone to look at the grave,

John 20:1On the first day of the week, early in the morning, while it was still dark, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, and saw that the stone had been removed.

Matthew Henry on Mark 16:2-9

The Women at the Sepulchre; The Apostles Reproved. 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. 2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 5 And entering… Read the whole commentary →

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