Matthew 28:1 (DBY)

Passage

Now late on sabbath, as it was the dusk of the next day after sabbath, came Mary of Magdala and the other Mary to look at the sepulchre.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:1 Now late on sabbath, as it was the dusk of the next day after sabbath, came Mary of Magdala and the other Mary to look at the sepulchre.

Matthew 28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of [the] Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

Matthew 28:3 And his look was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "late", "sabbath", "dusk", "next", "after", "came", and "mary". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "late" and "sabbath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And behold there was a great earthquake...", so "late" and "sabbath" should be read forward into that movement. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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