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

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. Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they come to the tomb. 3They were saying to each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4Looking up, they see that the stone (it was really huge) had been rolled away.

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 28:1Now after Shabbat, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Miriam of Magdala and the other Miriam came to look at the tomb.
• Luke 24:1Now on the first day of the week, at daybreak, the women came to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared.
• John 20:1Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it is still dark, Miriam from Magdala comes to the tomb. She sees that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb.

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