Mark 16:1 (DBY)

Passage

And the sabbath being [now] past, Mary of Magdala, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought aromatic spices that they might come and embalm him.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:1 And the sabbath being [now] past, Mary of Magdala, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought aromatic spices that they might come and embalm him.

Mark 16:2 And very early on the first [day] of the week they come to the sepulchre, the sun having risen.

Mark 16:3 And they said to one another, Who shall roll us away the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sabbath", "past", "mary", "magdala", "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.