John Calvin Commentary Matthew 27:61

"And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre." — Matthew 27:61 (ASV)

And Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, were there. Matthew and Mark relate only that the women looked at what was done, and marked the place where the body was laid. But Luke states, at the same time, their resolution: that they returned to the city and prepared spices and ointments, so that two days afterwards they might render due honor to the burial. From this we learn that their minds were filled with a better odor, which the Lord breathed into his death, so that he might bring them to his grave and exalt them higher.