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NASB | Mark 16:9 ¶ [Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:9 ¶ [Now Jesus, having risen [from death] early on the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. |
Subject: Is 'sabbaton' equals 'week' proper? |
Bible Note: Blessed day, Searcher; In John 20:1, the Greek for "first day of the week" is "mia ton sabbaton" which you also know to literally mean "one of the sabbaths" Consider the following Greek phrases with their corresponding translations in the NASB: Mark 14:66 'mia ton paidiskon' - one of the servant girls; Luke 5:12 'mia ton poleon' - one of the cities; Luke 13:10 'mia ton sunagogon' - one of the synagogues Why 'one of the sabbaths'? Because there also was the sabbath corresponding to the first day of unleavened bread which fell on Thursday in that week as celebrated by the Jews. Also there was the sabbath that followed the Passover celebration of Christ with His disciples that fell on Wednesday, and lastly, the weekly sabbath or Saturday. It was this Saturday sabbath that is referred to in John 20:1. Literally taking the Greek 'opsias' in verse 19 as "evening" after sunset, the evening of this Saturday, would really be Sunday, the first day of the week. Hope it would help a little to clear out the confusion. dodoy |