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Luke 24:1
By comparing these four accounts (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2; Luke 24:1; John 20:1), it is evident that Mary Magdalene and the other women arrived at the tomb early in the morning on Sunday morning, while it was still dark. When they arrived, they saw that the stone had already been rolled back. None of these verses specify when Christ arose from the dead, but we do know that He left the tomb before the women arrived. It is plain that the women arrived early in the morning on the first day of the week, and first saw the resurrected Christ at that time. But these accounts do not say that was when Christ arose.
Matthew 28:1 and Mark 16:1-2 also reiterate that the Sabbath is the seventh day of the week.
David C. Grabbe
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What Does Luke 24:1 Mean?
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, Mary Magdalene and other women arrived at the tomb, as noted in Luke 24:1, bringing spices they had prepared. Their arrival occurred on Sunday morning while it was still dark, coinciding with accounts in Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, and John 20:1. Upon reaching the tomb, they found the stone already rolled back. The timing of Christ's departure from the tomb remains unspecified, though it happened before the women's arrival. They first saw the resurrected Christ at this early hour on the first day of the week, though the exact moment of His rising is not detailed in these accounts.