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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: hi searcher you are assuming that Bethany is simply the name of a village (it was not a city). Do you really think, even if we did not have Acts, that Jesus would go to a village from which to ascend? He would surely go to the Mount of Olives as Acts 1 and Zechariah 14 say. But Luke says He went to Bethany. Thus that 'Bethany' was the part of the mount of olives of which Acts 1 speaks.And wWhere He went was said to be a sabbath's day journey from Jerusalem. Thus the Bethany mentioned in Luke 24 is the same place as that part of the Mount of Olives and was a sabbath days journey from Jerusalem. How could this be? Because the area around Bethany (which was on the east side of the Mount of Olives) was also called 'Bethany' in order to identify it. This must be so, otherwise Luke and Acts disagree, which would be ridiculous because he wrote them both. In fact Jesus and His disciples probably camped out on the mount of olives (as many pilgrims did)in the region known as Bethany. There would be no house in a village which could house all His disciples. once you have gone a sabbath days journey you are allowed to return :-)) And in fact there were legally acceptable ways of doubling a sabbath days journey. Best wishes |