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Mark 16:1

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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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BSB
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.
KJV
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
WEB
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
ASV
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
DARBY
And the sabbath being [now] past, Mary of Magdala, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought aromatic spices that they might come and embalm him.
BLB
And [on] the Sabbath having passed, Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of James and Salome bought spices so that, having come, they might anoint Him.
ÅB
Og da sabbaten var til ende, kjøpte Maria Magdalena og Maria, Jakobs mor, og Salome velluktende urter for å gå og salve ham.
OTB
Da sabbaten var over, kjøpte Maria Magdalena, Maria, Jakobs mor, og Salome velluktende oljer for å gå og salve ham.
B1930
Og da sabbaten var til ende, kjøpte Maria Magdalena og Maria, Jakobs mor, og Salome velluktende urter for å gå og salve ham.

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Cross references

  • Luke 23:56–24:12

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

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  • Matthew 28:1–10

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

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  • John 20:1–10

    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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Mark 16:8

    So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

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