Mark 16:2

Mark 16:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
• New International Version (NIV)Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
• English Standard Version (ESV)And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

Context of Mark 16:2

1After the day of rest had finished, the women bought some spices. They wanted to mix these with some oil to put on Jesus' body. These women were Mary from Magdala, Salome, and Mary the mother of James. They went out at dawn on the first day of the week, Sunday. They went to the hole in the rock where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body. 3The women asked each other, ‘Who will roll away the heavy stone for us? It closes the hole in the rock where they put Jesus' dead body.’ 4Then they looked and they saw the stone. It was a very big stone. But someone had already rolled it away from the hole.

Mark 16:2 word by word

καὶ λίαν πρωῒ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων ἔρχονται ἐπὶ τὸ μνημεῖον ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• veryλίανlian · greatlyG3029
• early in the morningπρωΐprōi · earlyG4404
• the firstεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the weekσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• at the risingἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
• of the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246

Cross-references for Mark 16:2

• Matthew 28:1After the day of rest had finished, Mary from Magdala and Mary the mother of James got up early. It was dawn on the first day of the week. They went to the hole in the rock where Joseph had put the dead body of Jesus.
• Luke 24:1Very early on the first day of the week, they went to the place where Joseph had put Jesus' dead body. They took with them the spices that they had prepared.
• John 20:1Early on the first day of the week, Mary from Magdala went to the hole in the rock. It was still dark. She saw that someone had removed the big stone from the front of the hole.

Commentaries on Mark 16:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Very early in the morning, - This was the time they left their own houses, and by the rising of the sun they got to the tomb. As the preceding day was the Sabbath, they could not, consistently with the observances of that day, approach the tomb. See the concluding notes at the end of John. The following observations from Lightfoot will serve to illustrate this subject. "The distinction of the twilight among the rabbins was this: - "I. השחרא איילחא The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-8Verses 1-8 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 28:1-8. Mark 16:1 Sweet spices - “Aromatics.” Substances used in embalming. The idea of sweetness is not, however, implied in the original. Many of the substances used for embalming were “bitter” - as, for example, myrrh - and none of them, perhaps, could properly be called “sweet.” The word “spices” expresses all that there is in the original. Anoint him - Embalm him, or apply these spices to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And very early in the morning--(See on Mt 28:1). the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun--not quite literally, but "at earliest dawn"; according to a way of speaking not uncommon, and occurring sometimes in the Old Testament. Thus our Lord rose on the third day; having lain in the grave part of Friday, the whole of Saturday, and part of the following First day.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 16:2

• Jesus, the Christ
• Rising
• Salome
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Mary
• Receive
• Resurrection of Christ
• Sabbath
• Unbelief
• First
• Jesus Christ
• Lord's Day
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Salome

Commentaries on Mark 16

• 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