Matthew 28:1 (DRB)

Passage

And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:1 And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.

Matthew 28:2 And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it.

Matthew 28:3 And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sabbath", "began", "dawn", "towards", "first", "week", "came", and "mary". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sabbath" and "began", 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 "sabbath" and "began" 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 "sabbath" and "began" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.