Mark 16:1 (ASV)

Passage

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Mark 16:2 And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen.

Mark 16:3 And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the tomb?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sabbath", "past", "mary", "magdalene", "mother", "james", and "salome". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sabbath" and "past", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And very early on the first day...", so "sabbath" and "past" should be read forward into that movement. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sabbath" and "past" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.