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 a preparation day, and a Sabbath was about to begin. 55Now the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid. And then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Luke 23:56 word by word

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

• they returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• preparedἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
• spicesἄρωμαarōma · spicesG759
• and perfumesμύρονmuron · ointmentG3464
• on the Sabbathσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• they restedἡσυχάζωhēsuchazō · be quiet/give upG2270
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• to the commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785

Cross-references for Luke 23:56

• Luke 24:1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
• 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 in the resting place which he had filled with spices of various kinds blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.
• Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him.
• Exodus 20:8“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
• Exodus 31:14Therefore you are to keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.
• Exodus 35:2“For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.
• Isaiah 58:13“If, because of the Sabbath, you restrain your foot From doing as you wish on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a pleasure, and the holy day of the Lord honorable, And honor it, desisting from your own ways, From seeking your own pleasure And speaking your own word,
• Jeremiah 17:24“But it will come about, if you give your attention to Me,” declares the Lord, “to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to 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