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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?
Comparing the four gospel accounts, Mary Magdalene and the other women arrived at the tomb early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, finding the stone already rolled back. None of these verses specify when Christ arose, only that He had left the tomb before the women came. The Greek phrase mia sabbaton, used by all four writers, does not simply mean "first day of the week" but "the first of the weeks," marking the first day in the count to the Feast of Weeks—Wavesheaf day. This establishes Wavesheaf day as the day after the weekly Sabbath, countering the Pharisaic method of counting from the annual Sabbath. This was the day of Christ's appearance and His acceptance by the Father.