Luke Chapter 23 verse 56 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(56) They returned, and prepared spices and ointments.--This seems at first inconsistent with their "buying" spices after the Sabbath was over (Luke 24:1). Possibly, we have two groups of women--the two Maries and "Joanna and the others" (Luke 24:10)--taking part in the same work; possibly, what they did on the Friday afternoon or evening was not enough, and it was necessary to buy more spices as soon as shops were open on Saturday evening.Rested the sabbath day.--It is noticeable that this is the only record in the Gospels of that memorable Sabbath. Can we picture to ourselves how it was spent by those who had taken part in the great drama of the previous day;--Caiaphas and the priests officiating in the Temple services of that day, after their hurried Passover, just in time to fulfil the bare letter of the law, on the previous afternoon; the crowds that had mocked and scoffed on Golgotha crowding the courts of the Temple, or attending in the synagogues of Hebrew or Hellenistic Jews; scribes and Pharisees preaching sermons on the history and meaning of the Passover, and connecting it with the hope of a fresh deliverance for Israel? And the disciples, where were they? scattered each to his own lodging, or meeting in the guest-chamber where they had eaten their Paschal supper, or, as that was apparently a new room to them (Luke 22:8-9), in some other inn or lodging in the city, or its suburbs? On that Sabbath, John and Peter must have met, and the penitent must have found in his friend's love the pledge and earnest of his Lord's forgiveness; and the Twelve and the Seventy must, in groups of twos or threes, have mourned over the failure of their hopes; and the women have comforted themselves with the thought that they could at least show their reverence for the Lord they loved as they had never shown it before; and Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea have rested with satisfaction in the thought that they could honour a dead prophet without the danger that had attached to honouring a living one, or have reproached themselves for the cowardice which had kept them from any open confession till it was too late, and mourned over the irrevocable past. The records are silent, but the imagination which turns the dead chronicles of history into a living drama has here, within due limits, legitimate scope for action. May we go a step yet further, and think of what was then being accomplished behind the veil, of the descent into Hades and the triumph over Death, the soul of the robber in the rest of Paradise, and the good news proclaimed to "the spirits in prison" (1Peter 3:19)? If we dare not fill up the gap with the legends of the Apocryphal Gospel that bears the name of Nicodemus, we may, at least, venture to dwell reverently on the hints that Scripture actually gives.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekThenδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.they returnedὑποστρέψασαι (hypostrepsasai)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluralStrong's 5290: To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.to prepareἡτοίμασαν (hētoimasan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.spicesἀρώματα (arōmata)Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 759: Spice, perfume. From airo; an aromatic.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. perfumes.μύρα (myra)Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 3464: Anointing-oil, ointment. Probably of foreign origin; 'myrrh', i.e. perfumed oil.AndΚαὶ (Kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they restedἡσύχασαν (hēsychasan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2270: From the same as hesuchios; to keep still, i.e. Refrain from labor, meddlesomeness or speech.on theτὸ (to)Article - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.Sabbathσάββατον (sabbaton)Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 4521: The Sabbath, a week. according toκατὰ (kata)PrepositionStrong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).theτὴν (tēn)Article - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.commandment.ἐντολήν (entolēn)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.Jump to PreviousAgreement Aromatic Command Commandment Home Indeed Law Obedience Ointments Perfumes Prepared Quiet Ready Rest Rested Sabbath Spices Turned