When the Sabbathwas over,MaryMagdalene,and Marythe [mother] of James,and Salome,boughtspices,sothat they might comeand anointHim.
Josephcommandedhis servantsthe physiciansto embalmhis father.So the physiciansembalmedIsrael.
They buriedhim in his own tombwhichhe had cutout for himself in the cityof David,and they laidhim in the restingplacewhichhe had filledwith spicesof various kindsblendedby the perfumers'art;and they madea verygreatfirefor him.
While He was in Bethanyat the homeof Simonthe leper,and reclining[at the table], there camea womanwith an alabastervialof very costlyperfumeof purenard;[and] she brokethe vialand poured it overHis head.
"She has donewhatshe could;she has anointedMy bodybeforehandfor the burial.
There were also[some] womenlookingon from a distance,amongwhom[were] MaryMagdalene,and Marythe motherof Jamesthe Lessand Joses,and Salome.
When eveninghad alreadycome,becauseit was the preparation day,that is, the day before the Sabbath,
MaryMagdaleneand Marythe [mother] of Joseswere lookingon [to see] whereHe was laid.
Veryearlyon the firstday of the week,they cameto the tombwhen the sunhad risen.
They wentout and fledfrom the tomb,for tremblingand astonishmenthad grippedthem; and they saidnothingto anyone,for they were afraid.
It was the preparationday,and the Sabbathwas about to begin.
Thenthey returnedand preparedspicesand perfumes.And on the Sabbaththey restedaccordingto the commandment.
But on the firstday of the week,at early dawn,they cameto the tombbringingthe spiceswhichthey had prepared.
Thereforethe soldiersdidthese things.But standingby the crossof Jesuswere His mother,and His mother'ssister,Marythe [wife] of Clopas,and MaryMagdalene.
Thenthe Jews,becauseit was the day of preparation,sothat the bodieswould not remainon the crosson the Sabbath(for that Sabbathwas a highday),askedPilatethat their legsmight be broken,and [that] they might be taken away.
