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Mark 16:2 Cross-References
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“And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.”
Mark 16:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 16:2
Very early in the morning the first day of the week (λίαν πρωῒ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, lian prōi tē mia tōn sabbatōn)—literally "very early on the first of the Sabbaths," marking Sunday as the new Christian worship day. At the rising of the sun (ἀνατείλαντος τοῦ ἡλίου) carries symbolic weight: as the sun rose physically, the "Sun of Righteousness" (Malachi 4:2) had already risen from death's darkness.Mark emphasizes their urgency—despite danger from Roman guards and Jewish authorities, love compelled them at dawn's earliest light. This contrasts sharply with the male disciples hiding in fear (14:...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 16:2
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“Mary Magdalene went early”
“at early dawn”
“as it began to dawn on the first day of the week”