Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 23:55

"And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid." — Luke 23:55 (ASV)

Luke goes on to note the women’s careful preparation of the spices in advance of Easter morning. The women did not do this on the Sabbath, even though Jewish tradition apparently would have allowed care for the dead on a Sabbath. In this way Luke stresses one more time the fidelity of Jesus and his followers to Jewish laws.