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Mark 16:2
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
Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Mark 16:2:
Matthew 28:1
Matthew 28:1
Mark 16:2
Mark 16:2
Luke 24:1
Luke 24:1
John 20:1
John 20:1
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What Does Mark 16:2 Mean?
Comparing the four resurrection accounts, Mary Magdalene and the other women arrived at the tomb early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, and found the stone already rolled back. None of these verses specify when Christ arose, though He had left the tomb before the women arrived. The women first saw the resurrected Christ at that time, but this was not necessarily when He rose. Matthew 28:1 and Mark 16:1-2 reiterate that the Sabbath is the seventh day of the week. The Greek phrase mia sabbaton uses mia, meaning one or first, and sabbaton, plural for Sabbath or weeks. This signifies the first of the weeks, the first day counting toward the Feast of Weeks.