Mark 16:1

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Mark 16:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.

3 They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”

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Mark 15:42

Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

Matthew 28:1

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

Matthew 28:2

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

Matthew 28:3

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

Matthew 28:4

The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

Matthew 28:5

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Matthew 28:6

He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.

Matthew 28:7

Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

Matthew 28:8

So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

Matthew 28:9

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Matthew 28:10

“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

Luke 23:54

It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was beginning.

Luke 23:56

Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.

Luke 24:1

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

Luke 24:2

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

Luke 24:3

but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

Luke 24:4

While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

Luke 24:5

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

Luke 24:6

He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:

Luke 24:7

‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”

Luke 24:8

Then they remembered His words.

Luke 24:9

And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.

Luke 24:10

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.

Luke 24:11

But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

Luke 24:12

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

John 19:31

It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

John 20:1

Early 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.

John 20:2

So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”

John 20:3

Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.

John 20:4

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

John 20:5

He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

John 20:6

Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.

John 20:7

The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.

John 20:8

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.

John 20:9

For they still did not understand from the Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.

John 20:10

Then the disciples returned to their homes.

Mark 15:40

And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

Mark 15:47

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.

John 19:25

Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene.

Mark 14:3

While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.

Mark 14:8

She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.

2 Chronicles 16:14

And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

John 19:40

So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.