Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
Parallel translations
- WEB Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
- KJV And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
- NKJV Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
- NASB And very early on the first day of the week, they *came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
- NLT Very early on Sunday morning, just at sunrise, they went to the tomb.
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Quick answer
Very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, the women come to the tomb. The resurrection morning dawns.
Overview
The 'first day of the week' marks the day of resurrection, which the early church soon kept as the Lord's Day. The women arrive at first light to perform their sorrowful task. Mark's precise timing again grounds the event in history and signals that something entirely new is breaking into the world.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- John 20:1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
- Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
- Matt 28:1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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