Matthew 28:1

And late on the Sabbath-day, on the dawn toward the first of the Sabbaths, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulcher.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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 behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel descending from heaven, having come rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting in front of the tomb.

Luke 23:56And having returned, they prepared aromatics and myrrh: and they kept the Sabbath according to the commandment.

John 20:1On the first of the Sabbaths Mary Magdalene comes to the sepulcher early in the morning, it being yet dark, and sees the stone having been rolled from the sepulcher.

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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