Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Mark 16:4
And when they (a) looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
(a) When they cast their eyes toward the sepulchre.
And when they (a) looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
(a) When they cast their eyes toward the sepulchre.
MARK 16:4 At the beginning of ver. Mark 16:4 the Old Latin codex Bobiensis (itk) introduces a description of the actual resurrection of Jesus Christ. At one or two places the text of the gloss does n...
Verse Mark 16:4. _FOR IT WAS VERY GREAT_] This clause should be read immediately after the _third_ verse, according to D, _three_ copies of the _Itala, Syriac, Hier_., and _Eusebius_. "Who shall roll...
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 28:1. Mark 16:1 SWEET SPICES - “Aromatics.” Substances used in embalming. The idea of sweetness is not, however, implied in the original. Many of th...
PART V. THE SERVANT HIGHLY EXALTED. RISEN AND ASCENDED; HIS COMMISSION TO HIS SERVANTS AND WORKING WITH THEM Chapter 16 1. The Resurrection and His Manifestation. (Mark 16:1 .Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1...
THE WOMEN FIND THE TOMB EMPTY. The true gospel of Mk. ends with the strange discovery made by the women when they visited the tomb early on the first day of the week. This can hardly be the original e...
TELL PETER (Mark 16:1-8)...
When the Sabbath had passed, Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices to go and anoint his body. Very early in the morning on the first day of the week, when the sun was r...
LOOKED. looked up. Greek. _anablepo_. App-133. SAW. see (implying attention, surprise, andpleasure). Greek. _theoreo._ App-133. WAS. had been....
_And when they looked_ But as they drew nearer amidst the glimmering light, the earth quaked beneath their feet (Matthew 28:2), and LOOKING UP they saw that all cause of anxiety was removed, for the s...
1–8. THE VISIT OF THE WOMEN TO THE TOMB Matthew 28:1-8; Luke 24:1-10. Cf. John 20:1-18...
ἈΝΑΚΕΚΎΛΙΣΤΑΙ. ([3558][3559][3560] rather than ἀποκεκύλισται ([3561][3562][3563][3564][3565][3566]). [3558] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Monastery of St Kathar...
Ver 1. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had brought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2. And very early in the morning the firs...
_ THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS MARK 16:1-8:_ The disciples of Jesus were sad and disillusioned. Their hearts were broken. They had not yet grasped the truth that on the third day Jesus would rise from th...
ΆΝΑΒΛΈΨΑΣΑΙ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΆΝΑΒΛΈΠΩ (G308) взглянуть вверх, ΘΕΩΡΟΎΣΙΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΘΕΩΡΈΩ (G2334) видеть, hist, _praes._ ΆΠΟΚΕΚΎΛΙΣΤΑΙ _perf. ind. pass._, _см._ Mark 16:3. _Pe...
AND WHEN THEY LOOKED, &C.— 'Αναβλεψασαι, _lifting up their eyes._ The reader will observe, that the parenthesis at the end of this verse, is an instance of the same mode of expression as that remarked...
F. SUNDAY: 1. JESUS RISEN 16:1-13 _TEXT 16:1-13_ 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. And very...
_SUMMARY 15:16_16:20 This closing section of Mark, like the corresponding section in Matthew, contains two proofs of the divinity of Jesus. The first is found in the darkness that covered the earth du...
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. AND WHEN THEY LOOKED, THEY SAW THAT THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY: FOR IT WAS VERY GREAT. This last clause is added...
36 See Psa_69:21. 37-39 Compare Mat_27:50-54; Luk_23:45-47; Joh_19:30-37. 37 No man could take His life from Him. All the weariness and wounds did not exhaust His vitality. At the very last He cries...
THE RESURRECTION 1-8. The women at the tomb, and the angel (Matthew 28:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1). See on Mt and Jn....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 16 THE *ANGEL’S MESSAGE VERSES 1-8 When Joseph buried Jesus’ dead body, Joseph did...
FOR IT WAS VERY GREAT. — The words have been explained as giving the reason for their previous question, but it seems more natural to see in them St. Mark’s explanation of his having used the word “ro...
XVI. (1-8) AND WHEN THE SABBATH WAS PAST. — See Notes on Matthew 28:1. “Mary the mother of James” (not, as in Mark 15:40, of “James and Joses”) answers, as before, to the “other Mary” of Matthew 28:1....
CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 16:1-18 (Mark 16:1) CHRIST RISEN "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. And...
ἀναβλέψασαι, _looking up_, as they approached the tomb; suggestive of heavy hearts and downcast eyes, on the way thither. ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα : this clause seems out of place here, and it has been sug...
THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION Mark 16:1-20 In the dim light the women brave the dangers of an Eastern city and hasten to the grave. How often we seek Christ in the grave of old experiences or of dead...
How completely all His disciples had missed the meaning of His teaching concerning His own resurrection may be gathered from this story. The women were bringing spices to embalm His body. In spite of...
(2) And very early in the morning, the first _day_ of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun, (3) And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the doo...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
The last chapter is divided into two parts a fact that has even given rise to questions as to the authenticity of Verses 9-20 (Mark 16:9-20). The first part of the chapter, Verses 1-8 (Mark 16:1-8), r...
AND WHEN THEY LOOKED,.... Towards the sepulchre, as they came near it: THEY SAW THAT THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY; they perceived it lay at some distance from the door of the sepulchre, which doubtless...
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. Ver. 4. _And when they looked_] Or, as some read it, when they looked up; for till now they may seem either to ha...
_And they said, Who shall roll us away the stone_ This seems to have been the only difficulty they apprehended. So they knew nothing of Pilate's having sealed the stone, and placed a guard of soldiers...
The resurrection. Matthew 28:1....
AND WHEN THEY LOOKED, THEY SAW THAT THE STONE WAS ROLLED AWAY; FOR IT WAS VERY GREAT. The weekly Sabbath came to a close at sunset, whereupon the bazaars were quickly thrown open to take advantage of...
THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS. The women at the sepulcher:...
TITLE: Resurrection Happenings TEXT: Mark 16:1-11 PROPOSITION: There are four important events which happened at the resurrection of Jesus. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Happenings SCRIPTURE READING: Same...
1-8 Nicodemus brought a large quantity of spices, but these good women did not think that enough. The respect others show to Christ, should not hinder us from showing our respect. And those who are c...
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Mark 16:4 But G2532 up G308 (G5660) saw G2334 (G5719) that G3754 stone G3037 away G617 for...
‘And looking up they see that the stone is rolled back, for it was very large.' On reaching the tomb what a surprise they received. The stone had been rolled back. Possibly their first thought was th...
JESUS IS RISEN (16:1-8). The Sabbath went slowly by, and then the grieving women went to buy spices in order to anoint Jesus' body. Approaching the tomb with heavy hearts, they wondered how they would...
Mark 16:4. LOOKING UP. They may have been looking down before, absorbed in their conversation; the tomb was probably above them, cut horizontally in the face of the rock at a slight elevation. THEY...
ON the Resurrection and order of Appearances, see the Chapter Comments for Matthew 28. This section does not tell of any appearance, and shows the usual independence in the story of the visit to the t...
LOOKING UP THEY SEE (αναβλεψασα θεωρουσιν). With downcast eyes and heavy hearts (Bruce) they had been walking up the hill. Mark has his frequent vivid dramatic present "behold." Their problem is so...
Mark 16:3 The facts of our religion which, if supernatural is historical are, when rightly appreciated, so many moral forces for the soul, incorporating ideas which give courage and gladness, and cont...
Mark 16:1. _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. And very early in. the morning the fi...
Mark 16:1. _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._ We know that «him» whose name is no...
Mark 16:1. _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._ True love had made a mistake; but i...
CONTENTS: Resurrection and ascension of Jesus. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Peter, disciples, Mary the mother of James and Joses, young man (an angel). CONCLUSION: Jesus who was crucified...
Mark 16:1. _When the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene came very early in the morning to the sepulchre._ See on Luke 8:2. All the circumstances mentioned in these eight verses claim particular notice....
THEN THEY LOOKED UP. They may have been looking down before, talking about all that had happened, as they walked toward the grave. The grave was probably above them, cut back into the face of the rock...
_And when the Sabbath was past._ THE SABBATH BEFORE THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST There never was such a Sabbath on earth as that described here. 1. To Jesus, our Divine Master, it was a Sabbath of si...
_Who shall roll us away the stone?_ THE DEATH UNTO SIN So said the women who came to see Christ, who had died upon the cross. Are they the last who have had the like fears on a like occasion? Has no...
Jesus rises from the dead Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18;...
CHAPTER XVI. 1 _An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ to three women_. 9 _Christ himself appeareth to Mary Magdalene_ : 12 _to two going into the country_ : 14 _then to the apostles_, 15 _who...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 16:1. HAD BOUGHT SWEET SPICES.—Simply, _bought spices_. No time specified, merely the fact stated. From Luke 23:56 we gather (unless, indeed, there were two compan...
EXPOSITION MARK 16:1 AND WHEN THE SABBATH WAS PAST, MARY MAGDALENE, AND MARY THE MOTHER OF JAMES, AND SALOME, BOUGHT SPICES ἠγόρασαν ἀρώματα) THAT THEY MIGHT COME AND ANOINT HIM. A hasty but lav...
And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome [so we get these two Marys, who was, of course, standing afar off watching the crucifixion with them] had bought...
John 20:1; Luke 24:2; Matthew 28:2...
THE WANDERER'S RETURN Mark 16:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The question of waxing lukewarm is one which is prominent before the minds of the churches. There are none, so far as we know, who believe it is im...