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MARK 15:47 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Mark 15:46Mark 16
“And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.”
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid — the women's observation of the burial location provides the continuity between the burial and the resurrection account. They know where the body is; they will return after the Sabbath with spices for anointing — only to find the tomb empty. The careful noting of the burial site is the setup for the empty tomb's theological force: the women did not go to the wrong tomb.

Church Fathers on Mark 15:47

After the Passion and Death of Christ, the Evangelist relates His burial, saying, 'And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathaea.'

Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation

What is called 'parasceue' in Greek, is in Latin 'praeparatio'; by which name those Jews, who lived amongst Greeks, used to call the sixth day of the week, because on that day they used to prepare what was necessary for the rest of the sabbath day. Because then man was made on the sixth day, but on the seventh the Creator rested from all His work, fitly was our Saviour crucified on the sixth day, and thus fulfilled the mystery of man’s restoration.

Bede · 8th century

It it interpreted, 'taking down,' of which was Joseph, who came to take down the body of Christ from the cross.

Pseudo-Jerome · 5th century
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