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Reconciling the Timeline
Commentators address the apparent discrepancy between Mark's 'sun was risen' and other gospels' 'while it was yet dark.' The common explanation is that the women started their journey in the pre-dawn darkness and arrived at the tomb just as the sun was coming up, harmonizing the accounts.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 16:2
When the sun was risen (ανατειλαντος του ηλιου). Genitive absolute, aorist participle, though some manuscripts read ανατελλοντος, …
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 16:2
19th Century
Bishop
At the rising of the sun.—Literally, when the sun had risen. There seems at first a slight discrepancy between this and M…
Charles Spurgeon
On Mark 16:2
19th Century
Preacher
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun.
There had already be…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 16:2
Since it would have been too dark after the end of the Sabbath to go to the tomb, the women waited till Sunday morning, the period of time immediat…
John Gill
On Mark 16:2
17th Century
Pastor
And very early in the morning, the first day of the week ,
&c.] (See Gill on Matthew 28:1).
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Matthew Henry
On Mark 16:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Nicodemus brought a large quantity of spices, but these good women did not think that was enough. The respect others show to Christ should not hind…