Mark 16:1-2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 16:1-8

16:1-8 When the Sabbath had passed, Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices to go and anoint his body. Very early in the morning on the first day of the week, when the sun was rising, they went to the tomb. They kept saying to each other, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?" They looked up and they saw that the stone had been rolled away, for it was very large. And they went into the tomb, and they saw a young man sitting on the right... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 16:2

And very early in the morning, the first day of the week ,.... See Gill on Matthew 28:1 . They came to the sepulchre at the rising of the sun ; of the sun of righteousness, as Mr. Mede observes; or rather, of the natural sun: for though it was dark when they set out, and when it dawned towards the first day, yet by that time that they all got to the sepulchre, the sun was rising; the Jews say F7 Piske Tosaphot in Pesach. art. 44. , that "from the ascending of the morning, or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 16:2

Very early in the morning, - This was the time they left their own houses, and by the rising of the sun they got to the tomb. As the preceding day was the Sabbath, they could not, consistently with the observances of that day, approach the tomb. See the concluding notes at the end of John. The following observations from Lightfoot will serve to illustrate this subject. "The distinction of the twilight among the rabbins was this: - "I. השחרא איילחא The hinde of the morning - the first... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 16:1

Verse 1 Mark 16:1.And when the Sabbath was past. The meaning is the same as in Matthew, In the evening, which began to dawn towards the first day of the Sabbaths, and in Luke, on the first day of the Sabbaths. For while we know that the Jews began to reckon their day from the commencement of the preceding night, everybody understands, that when the Sabbath was past, the women resolved among themselves to visit the sepulcher, so as to come there before the dawn of day. The two Evangelists give... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 16:1

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα ) that they might come and anoint him . A hasty but lavish embalming of our Lord's sacred body had been begun on Friday evening by Joseph and Nicodemus. They had "brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight" ( John 19:39 ). This would be a compound—the gum of the myrrh tree, and a powder of the fragrant aloe wood mixed together,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 16:1-8

The empty sepulcher. In this passage there is no direct narrative of the Savior's resurrection. The evangelist probably tells what, and only what, he had heard from credible and well-known witnesses. There were no such witnesses to the act of the Lord's emergence from the tomb. But the Marys and Salome had stated what they had seen and heard. They declared that, although they went early to the sepulcher, they found it both open and empty. They related their interview with the young man,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 16:1-8

The sepulcher. I. SELF - REWARDING LOVE . The women obey the longing to serve, though they know not how. Of love it is said, " All other pleasures are not worth its pains." In lavishing care upon the remains of one beloved, we show that the proper objects of love are persons. It is not to the love of an abstraction, but to the love of himself, that Christ calls us. The suffering in this world are to us as the body of Jesus. II. ANGELIC MINISTRY . "Angels minister to the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 16:1-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 16:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 16:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 16:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 16:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 16:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 16:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 16:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 16:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 16:1-8

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