the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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马可福音 16:3
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彼 此 说 : 谁 给 我 们 把 石 头 从 墓 门 辊 开 呢 ?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Who: Mark 15:46, Mark 15:47, Matthew 27:60-66
Reciprocal: Genesis 29:8 - roll Matthew 28:2 - for Luke 24:2 - General John 11:39 - Take John 20:1 - the stone
Cross-References
Sarai, Abram's wife, had no children, but she had a slave girl from Egypt named Hagar.
Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When Hagar learned she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress Sarai badly.
Then Sarai said to Abram, "This is your fault. I gave my slave girl to you, and when she became pregnant, she began to treat me badly. Let the Lord decide who is right—you or me."
But before Abraham died, he did give gifts to the sons of his other wives, then sent them to the East to be away from Isaac.
Now Esau already had wives, but he went to Ishmael son of Abraham, and he married Mahalath, Ishmael's daughter. Mahalath was the sister of Nebaioth.
So Rachel gave Bilhah, her slave girl, to Jacob as a wife, and he had sexual relations with her.
Leah saw that she had stopped having children, so she gave her slave girl Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.
During the night Jacob rose and crossed the Jabbok River at the crossing, taking with him his two wives, his two slave girls, and his eleven sons.
While Israel was there, Reuben had sexual relations with Israel's slave woman Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons.
After he came from Hebron, David took for himself more slave women and wives in Jerusalem. More sons and daughters were born to David.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they said among themselves,.... Either before they set out, or as they were going along:
who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? Which they saw was placed there by Joseph, or his orders: this was the only difficulty they had, that they were aware of; for they seem to know nothing of the sealing of the stone, and of the watch that was set to guard the sepulchre: things which were done on the sabbath day, on which they rested: for had they, in all likelihood they would never have attempted to have gone to it; the guard of soldiers would have been a sufficient discouragement: but all their concern was, how, and by whom, the stone should be rolled away, that lay at the door of the sepulchre; and perhaps their concern might be, not only on account of the largeness of the stone, as being too much for them to remove, but because such a stone defiled by touching it, according to the Jewish traditions i.
i Misn. Oholot, c. 2. sect 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 28:1-8.
Mark 16:1
Sweet spices - âAromatics.â Substances used in embalming. The idea of sweetness is not, however, implied in the original. Many of the substances used for embalming were âbitterâ - as, for example, myrrh - and none of them, perhaps, could properly be called âsweet.â The word âspicesâ expresses all that there is in the original.
Anoint him - Embalm him, or apply these spices to his body to keep it from putrefaction. This is proof that they did not suppose he would rise again; and the fact that they did not âexpectâ he would rise, gives more strength to the evidence for his resurrection.
Mark 16:4
It was very great - These words belong to the third verse: âWho shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?â for, the evangelist adds, it was very great.
Mark 16:5
Sitting on the right side - As they entered. The sepulchre was large enough to admit persons to go into it; not unlike, in that respect, our vaults.
Mark 16:7
Tell his disciples and Peter - It is remarkable that Peter is singled out for special notice. It was proof of the kindness and mercy of the Lord Jesus. Peter, just before the death of Jesus, had denied him. He had brought dishonor on his profession of attachment to him. It would have been right if the Lord Jesus had from that moment cast him off and noticed him no more. But he loved him still. Having loved him once, he loved unto the end, John 13:1. As a proof that he forgave him and still loved him, he sent him this âspecialâ message - the assurance that though he had denied him, and had done much to aggravate his sufferings, yet he had risen, and was still his Lord and Redeemer. We are not to infer, because the angel said, âTell his disciples and Peter,â that Peter was not still a disciple. The meaning is, âTell his disciples, and especially Peter,â sending to him a particular message. Peter was still a disciple. Before his fall, Jesus had prayed for him that his faith should not fail Luke 22:32; and as the prayer of Jesus was âalwaysâ heard John 11:42, so it follows that Peter still retained faith sufficient to be a disciple, though he was suffered to fall into sin.
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 28:1-8.
Tell his disciples and Peter - It is remarkable that Peter is singled out for special notice. It was proof of the kindness and mercy of the Lord Jesus. Peter, just before the death of Jesus, had denied him. He had brought dishonor on his profession of attachment to him. It would have been right if the Lord Jesus had from that moment cast him off and noticed him no more. But he loved him still. Having loved him once, he loved unto the end, John 13:1. As a proof that he forgave him and still loved him, he sent him this âspecialâ message - the assurance that though he had denied him, and had done much to aggravate his sufferings, yet he had risen, and was still his Lord and Redeemer. We are not to infer, because the angel said, âTell his disciples and Peter,â that Peter was not still a disciple. The meaning is, âTell his disciples, and especially Peter,â sending to him a particular message. Peter was still a disciple. Before his fall, Jesus had prayed for him that his faith should not fail Luke 22:32; and as the prayer of Jesus was âalwaysâ heard John 11:42, so it follows that Peter still retained faith sufficient to be a disciple, though he was suffered to fall into sin.