Mark 16:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² And very early on the first day of the week, after sunrise [i.e., on Sunday morning], they went to the grave site.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And very early on the first day of the week they came to the tomb; [by then] the sun had risen.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen.

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And very early in the morning, on the first of the Sabbaths, they went to the tomb, the sun having now risen.

Mark 16:2 Cross References

John 20:1

Now early [in the morning], while it was still dark on the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday], Mary from Magdala went to the [cave-like] tomb and saw the stone [had been] removed from [the entrance of] the tomb.

Luke 24:1

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].

Matthew 28:1

Now as the Sabbath day ended and the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday] approached [Note: See Mark 16:1-2 for the exact timing], Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., Jesus’ mother. See Matt. 27:56] went to look at the grave site.

Mark 16:1

Now when the Sabbath day was over [i.e., after sunset on Saturday evening], Mary from Magdala; Mary the mother of James [i.e., the “other Mary” of Matt. 28:1, who was probably Jesus’ mother. See Matt. 27:56]; and Salome [i.e., the mother of James and John and wife of Zebedee. See Matt. 27:56], bought spices [i.e., consisting of aloes and other aromatic perfumes] in order to apply them to His body [i.e., as a means of embalming].

Mark 16:3

They were questioning among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the cave for us?”