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NASB | Mark 15:42 ¶ When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 15:42 ¶ When evening had already come, because it was the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath, [Deut 21:22, 23; Matt 27:57-61; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42] |
Subject: Exactly what does Mark 15:42 mean |
Bible Note: The major problem with the suggestion that the crucifixion took place on a Wednesady or a Thursday is as to why the women waited until the first day of the next week to take the spices to anoint the body of Jesus. They wanted to do it at the earliest possible moment. The Scripture certainly gives the impression that the delay was only of one day. Thus it is clear that the Sabbath was the normal Sabbath. It may of course also have been the festal Sabbath, but that would not cancel the fact that the Sabbath in question was the regular Sabbath i.e. Saturday. To suggest the large majority of scholars of all persuasions agree with this position because they do not know the facts of the Hebrew feast is simply laughable. Many of them are experts in the subject. |