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MARK 16:5 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Mark 16:4Mark 16:6
“And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.”
As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed — the young man in white (the same word neaniskon as the young man in the linen garment of 14:51) is the angel — a divine messenger in human appearance (cf. Hebrews 13:2: some have entertained angels without knowing it). The white robe communicates divine origin. He is sitting — calm in contrast to the women's alarm. On the right side: the posture of authority and presence.

Church Fathers on Mark 16:5

After the sadness of the sabbath, a happy day dawns upon them, which holds the chief place amongst days, for in it the chief light shines forth, and the Lord rises in triumph.

Pseudo-Jerome · 5th century

For these religious women after the burial of the Lord, as long as it was lawful to work, that is, up to sunset, prepared ointment, as Luke says. And because they could not finish their work from the shortness of the time, when the sabbath was over, that is, at sunset, as soon as the time for working came round again, they hastened to buy spices, as Mark says, that they might go in the morning to anoint the body of Jesus. Neither could they come to the sepulchre on the…

Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation

For they do not understand the greatness and dignity of the wisdom of Christ. But they came according to the custom of the Jews to anoint the body of Christ, that it might remain sweet-smelling, and might not burst forth into moisture, for spices have the property of drying up, and absorb the moisture of the body, so that they keep the body from corruption.

Theophylact · 11th century
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