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Green's Literal Translation

Luke 23:56

And returning, they prepared spices and ointment. And indeed they rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anointing;   Burial;   Jesus, the Christ;   Joseph;   Love;   Sabbath;   Spices;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anointing;   Embalming;   Sabbath, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Anointing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Command, Commandment;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Exhortation;   Humiliation of Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Anoint;   Embalming;   Oil;   Spices;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Mary of Cleophas;   Spices;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cosmetics;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Luke, Gospel of;   Mary;   Spices;   Tomb of Jesus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels, Apocryphal;   Joseph;   Ointment;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Anointing (2);   Dead, the ;   Last Supper;   Oil ;   Ointment (2);   Peace (2);   Sabbath ;   Salmon;   Spices ;   Wealth (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Resurrection of Christ;   Woman;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Anointing;   Embalming;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ma'ry;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Mary;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Mary;   Oil;   Sabbath;   Spice;   Woman;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Anointing;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
After this was done, they went home to prepare spices and perfumes for Jesus's body. They wouldn't be able to go and put them on him until after the day of rest was over.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then after they returned, they prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Bible in Basic English
And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.
Darby Translation
And having returned they prepared aromatic spices and ointments, and remained quiet on the sabbath, according to the commandment.
New King James Version
Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
World English Bible
They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And returning they prepared spices and ointments, and rested the sabbath, according to the commandment.
Weymouth's New Testament
Then they returned, and prepared spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested in obedience to the Commandment.
King James Version (1611)
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments, and rested the Sabbath day, according to the commandement.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But they returned, and made ready the spyces & anontmetes. And vpon the Sabbath they rested, acordinge to the lawe.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then they went home, and provided spices and perfumes: after which they rested the sabbath-day, as the law appointed.
Amplified Bible
Then they went back and prepared spices and ointments and sweet-smelling herbs. And on the Sabbath they rested in accordance with the commandment [forbidding work].
American Standard Version
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Revised Standard Version
then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they returned and prepared odoures and oyntmetes: but rested the Saboth daye accordynge to the commaundement.
Update Bible Version
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.
New Century Version
Then the women left to prepare spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath day they rested, as the law of Moses commanded.
New English Translation
Then they returned and prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Contemporary English Version
Then they went to prepare some sweet-smelling spices for his burial. But on the Sabbath they rested, as the Law of Moses commands.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then they went back home to prepare spices and ointments. On Shabbat the women rested, in obedience to the commandment;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they returned and prepared odours, and ointments, and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandement.
George Lamsa Translation
And they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the sabbath they rested, as it is commanded.
Hebrew Names Version
They returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the Shabbat they rested according to the mitzvah.
International Standard Version
Then they went back and prepared spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.Exodus 20:10; Mark 16:1;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and, returned, they prepared balsams and aromatics, and on the shabath rested, as it is commanded.
Murdock Translation
And they returned, and prepared perfumes and aromatics; and they rested on the sabbath, as it is commanded.
New Living Translation
Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.
New Life Bible
They went back and got some spices and perfumes ready. But they rested on the Day of Rest as the Law said to do.
English Revised Version
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Berean Standard Bible
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
New Revised Standard
Then they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, returning, they made ready spices and perfumes. And, on the Sabbath, indeed, they were quiet, according to the commandment;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And returning, they prepared spices and ointments: and on the sabbath day they rested, according to the commandment.
King James Version
And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
Lexham English Bible
And they returned and prepared fragrant spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they returned, and prepared sweete odours and oyntmentes: but rested the Sabbath day, according to the commaundement.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then they left to prepare some sweet-smelling spices to put on the body. On the Sabbath day they rested, as commanded in the Law of Moses.
English Standard Version
Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
New American Standard Bible
And then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Good News Translation
Then they went back home and prepared the spices and perfumes for the body. On the Sabbath they rested, as the Law commanded.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei turneden ayen, and maden redi swete smellynge spicis, and oynementis; but in the sabat thei restiden, aftir the comaundement.
Young's Literal Translation
and having turned back, they made ready spices and ointments, and on the sabbath, indeed, they rested, according to the command.

Contextual Overview

50 And, behold, a man named Joseph, being a councillor, a good and righteous man. 51 This one was not assenting to their counsel and deed (he was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews), and who himself was eagerly expecting the kingdom of God, 52 coming near to Pilate, this one asked for the body of Jesus. 53 And taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a quarried tomb, where no one was ever yet laid. 54 And it was Preparation Day, and a sabbath was coming on. 55 And having followed, also the women who were accompanying Him out of Galilee, watched the tomb, and how His body was placed. 56 And returning, they prepared spices and ointment. And indeed they rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

prepared: Luke 24:1, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Mark 16:1

rested: Exodus 20:8-10, Exodus 31:14, Exodus 35:2, Exodus 35:3, Isaiah 58:13, Isaiah 58:14, Jeremiah 17:24, Jeremiah 17:25

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:3 - blessed Exodus 16:23 - rest Exodus 16:29 - abide ye Exodus 20:10 - thou shalt Exodus 31:15 - the sabbath Exodus 34:21 - Six Leviticus 23:3 - General Deuteronomy 5:13 - General Jeremiah 17:22 - neither do Matthew 12:2 - Behold Matthew 26:12 - General Matthew 28:1 - the end Mark 15:47 - General John 5:10 - it is not

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they returned,.... To the city, and to their own houses, or to some one of them;

and prepared spices and ointments; for the anointing, and embalming the body of Christ, called by the Jews the spices of the dead; see the note on Mark 16:1

and rested the sabbath day, according to the commandment, in

Exodus 20:8 not knowing as yet the abolition of it, with the rest of the ceremonial law; and therefore, though they had bought and prepared the spices and ointments, they did not carry them to the sepulchre to anoint the body with them, till the sabbath was over; for this was forbidden to be done on a sabbath day. It is asked f,

"what is that thing that is lawful to be done to a living man, and is forbidden a dead man? It is said, זה סיכה, "this is anointing".''

Though elsewhere g this

"is allowed of; for so runs one of their traditions; they do all things necessary for the dead, (i.e. on a sabbath day,) סכין, "they anoint", and wash him, only they may not move a limb of him.''

But how he could be anointed, and washed, without a limb being moved, is not very easy to say, as his foot, or hand, or eye brows, which are the parts one of their commentators instances in h.

f T. Hieros. Sahbat. fol. 12. 2. g Misn. Sabbat. c. 23, sect. 5. h Bartenora in ib.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the Matthew 27:57-61 notes; Mark 15:42-47 notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 23:56. Prepared spices and ointments — This was in order to embalm him; which sufficiently proves that they had no hope of his resurrection the third day.

And rested the Sabbath day — For though the Jewish canons allowed all works, necessary for the dead, to be done, even on the Sabbath, such as washing and anointing, provided they moved not a limb of the dead person, yet, as the Jews had put Christ to death under the pretence of his being a malefactor, it would not have been either prudent or safe to appear too forward in the present business; and therefore they rested on the Sabbath.

CERTAIN copies of the Itala have some remarkable additions in these concluding verses. The conclusion of the 48th verse, Luke 23:48 in one of them, is read thus: Beating their breasts and their foreheads, and saying, Wo to us because of what is done this day, on account of our sins; for the desolation of Jerusalem is at hand. To Luke 23:52, another adds: And when Pilate heard that he was dead, he glorified God and gave the body to Joseph. On the circumstances of the crucifixion, see the observations at the end of Matthew 27:0, and consider how heinous sin must be in the sight of God, when it required such a sacrifice! Matthew 27:0- :


 
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