Mark 16:1 (DRB)

Passage

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought sweet spices, that coming, they might anoint Jesus.

Nearby Context

Mark 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalen and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought sweet spices, that coming, they might anoint Jesus.

Mark 16:2 And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sabbath", "past", "mary", "magdalen", "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 in the morning the...", 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.