And very early in the morning the first day of the week,
they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Mark 16:2
Adam Clarke
Charles Spurgeon
Matthew Henry
Very early in the morning, - This was the time they left their own houses, and by the rising of the sun they got to the tomb. As the
preceding day was the Sabbath, they could not, consistently with the observances of that day, approach the tomb.
These holy women had had cause enough to love their Lord, and they showed that their hearts were full of affection for him even after he had been taken from them.
They set out from their lodgings very early in the morning, at break of day, or sooner but either they had a long walk, or they met with some hindrance, so that it was sun-rising by the time they got to the sepulchre. The had bought sweet spices too, and came not only to bedew the dead body with their tears (for nothing could more renew their grief than this), but to perfume it with their spices...
Very early in the morning, - This was the time they left their own houses, and by the rising of the sun they got to the tomb. As the
These holy women had had cause enough to love their Lord, and they showed that their hearts were full of affection for him even after he had been taken from them.
They set out from their lodgings very early in the morning, at break of day, or sooner but either they had a long walk, or they met with some hindrance, so that it was sun-rising by the time they got to the sepulchre. The had bought sweet spices too, and came not only to bedew the dead body with their tears (for nothing could more renew their grief than this), but to perfume it with their spices...
