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

54Now it was the Day of Preparation, and Shabbat was approaching. 55The women who had come with Him from the Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. But on Shabbat 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

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 24:1Now on the first day of the week, at daybreak, the women came to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared.
• 2 Chronicles 16:14He was buried in his own tomb, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David. They laid him in his resting place, which was filled with sweet spices and various blended perfumes and they made a very large fire for him.
• Mark 16:1When Shabbat was over, Miriam of Magdala, Miriam the mother of Jacob, and Salome bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Yeshua’s body.
• Exodus 20:8“Remember Yom Shabbat, to keep it holy.
• Exodus 31:14Therefore you are to keep the Shabbat, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it will die, for whoever does any work during Shabbat, that soul will be cut off from the midst of his people.
• Exodus 35:2Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day is a holy day for you, a Shabbat of complete rest to Adonai. Whoever does any work then will die.
• Isaiah 58:13If you turn back your foot from Shabbat, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call Shabbat a delight, the holy day of Adonai honorable, If you honor it, not going your own ways, not seeking your own pleasure, nor speaking your usual speech,
• Jeremiah 17:24“However, if you listen attentively to Me,” says Adonai, “to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on Yom Shabbat, but sanctify Yom Shabbat and do 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