Luke 23:56

Luke 23:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

Context of Luke 23:56

54It was the day of preparation [for the Sabbath], and the Sabbath was dawning. 55Now the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed [closely], and saw the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they went back and prepared spices and ointments and sweet-smelling herbs. And on the Sabbath they rested in accordance with the commandment [forbidding work].

Luke 23:56 word by word

ὑποστρέψασαι δὲ ἡτοίμασαν ἀρώματα καὶ μύρα καὶ τὸ μὲν σάββατον ἡσύχασαν κατὰ τὴν ἐντολήν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• and preparedἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
• spicesἄρωμαarōma · spicesG759
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ointmentsμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464
• restedἡσυχάζωhēsuchazō · be quiet/give upG2270
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• the sabbath dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785

Cross-references for Luke 23:56

• Luke 24:1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body].
• 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the City of David, and they laid him on a bier which he had filled with various kinds of spices blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire in his honor.
• Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased [sweet-smelling] spices, so that they might go and anoint Him.
• Exodus 20:8“Remember the Sabbath (seventh) day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God).
• Exodus 31:14Therefore, you shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does work on the Sabbath, that person (soul) shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].
• Exodus 35:2“For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; whoever does any kind of work on that day shall be put to death.
• Isaiah 58:13“If you turn back your foot from [unnecessary travel on] the Sabbath, From doing your own pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a [spiritual] delight, and the holy day of the Lord honorable, And honor it, not going your own way Or engaging in your own pleasure Or speaking your own [idle] words,
• Jeremiah 17:24But it will come about, if you listen diligently to Me,” says the Lord, “to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but keep the Sabbath day holy by doing no work on it,

Commentaries on Luke 23:56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 56Prepared spices and ointments - This was in order to embalm him; which sufficiently proves that they had no hope of his resurrection the third day. And rested the Sabbath day - For though the Jewish canons allowed all works, necessary for the dead, to be done, even on the Sabbath, such as washing and anointing, provided they moved not a limb of the dead person, yet, as the Jews had put Christ to death under the pretense of his being a malefactor, it would…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 See the Matthew 27:57-61 notes; Mark 15:42-47 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 Many, though they do not make any show in outward profession, yet, like Joseph of Arimathea, will be far more ready to do real service, when there is occasion, than others who make a greater noise. Christ was buried in haste, because the sabbath drew on. Weeping must not hinder sowing. Though they were in tears for the death of their Lord, yet they must prepare to keep holy the sabbath. When the sabbath draws on, there must be preparation…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 55-56The women took special note of the tomb’s location because they would return with spices and ointments to anoint his body. The spices were to mask the stench of a rotting corpse. A body would be placed on a stone bench in the side of the tomb until the flesh decomposed. The bones would then be collected and placed in a small ossuary, or bone box, and placed on a shelf in the tomb. In this way, a tomb could be used for many family members over an extended…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:56

• Anointing
• Burial
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Love
• Sabbath
• Spices
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Embalming
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Oil
• Paradise

Commentaries on Luke 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings