KJV King James Version
And very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
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Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
WEB World English Bible
Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.
ASV American Standard Version
And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and early in the morning of the first of the sabbaths, they come unto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun,
Surrounding context — 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.
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 door of the sepulchre?
4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
5 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandλίανG3029 · liangreatlyπρωῒG4404 · prōiearlyτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoμιᾷG1520 · ehisoneτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσαββάτωνG4521 · sabbatonSabbathἔρχονταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoμνημεῖονG3419 · mnēmeiongraveἀνατείλαντοςG393 · anatellōto riseτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡλίου.G2246 · hēliossun
Cross-references
John 20:1The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.Luke 24:1Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.Matthew 28:1In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
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