Mark 15:47 - Exposition

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid ( ἐθεώρουν ποῦ τίθεται ); literally, were beholding where he was laid. These women were two of the group mentioned at Mark 15:40 . They remained, after the body of our Lord had been deposited, in sad and silent contemplation. The women appear to have broken up into two groups. One group went alone to purchase spices and ointments, which it was necessary for them to do before six o'clock, when the sabbath commenced; in readiness for the embalming. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses and Salome appear to have bought them after six o'clock on the Saturday night.