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NASB | Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, near dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. [Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-10, John 20:1-8] |
Subject: what was the org. day of the sabbath |
Bible Note: Actually, blaming Sunday worship on Constantine is not accurate. It is possible that the Bible is speaking of a Sunday worship for Christians, and the extra-biblical Epistle of Barnabas (written between 130 and 14) definitely describes the Sunday worship of Christians: "For which cause we observe the eighth day with gladness, in which Jesus rose from the dead; and having manifested himself to his disciples, ascended into heaven." --Barnabas 13:10 While this paragraph isn't part of the canon of Scripture, it is historically significant because it does specifically refer to Christians worshipping on the day Jesus was raised, almost two centuries before Constantine would become emperor. Constantine really gets more credit than he deserves. We would do well to carefully examine any arguments that center around Constantine changing or distorting church practice or Christian theology. --Joe! |