Luke 24:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Now at early dawn on the first day of the week [i.e., early Sunday morning], the women [See Mark 16:1] went to Jesus’ grave site, taking the spices which they had prepared [for His burial]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BUT ON the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had made ready. American Standard Version (1901) But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. Common English Bible Very early in the morning on the first day of the week, the women went to the tomb, bringing the fragrant spices they had prepared. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, on the first Sabbath, at very first light, they went to the tomb, carrying the aromatic spices that they had prepared. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared. |
And there were also some women watching all this from a distance. Among them were Mary from Magdala; Mary the mother of the younger James and [his brother] Joseph [i.e., probably the wife of Clopas. See John 19:25]; and Salome [i.e., the mother of James and John and wife of Zebedee. See Matt. 27:56].
Now the women who told these things to the apostles were Mary from Magdala; Joanna [Note: This was the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s property manager. See Luke 8:3], Mary [the mother] of James and other women who were with them.
But they found the stone [had already been] rolled away from the [opening of the] grave site.
However, certain women of our group, who went to the grave site early [Sunday morning], amazed us.