Luke 24:1

“Now upon the first day of the week, etc.] On which day it appears by what follows, Christ rose from the dead, and which was the third day from his death, and so verified the Scriptures, and his own predictions: very early in the morning; just as light began to spring, the day to dawn, and break; the first appearance of the morning; when it first began to dawn; when it was yet dark, as in (<432001>John 20:1) and so read the Syriac and Persic versions here; and the Ethiopic version, “while it was yet night”: this must be understood of the time when the women set out from the city, or suburbs; for by that time they got to the sepulchre it was at sunrise, (<411602>Mark 16:2) and shows their…”

“ANGELIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE WOMEN THAT CHRIST IS RISEN--PETER'S VISIT TO THE EMPTY SEPULCHRE. (Luk 24:1-12) Why, &c.--Astonishing question! not "the risen," but "the Living One" (compare Rev 1:18); and the surprise expressed in it implies an incongruity in His being there at all, as if, though He might submit to it, "it was impossible He should be holden of it" (Act 2:24).”

“See the notes at Matthew 28:1-11. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Certain others with them - Who had not come from Galilee. Mat 28:1; Mar 16:1; Joh 20:1. Luke 24:4”

“24:1-12 Women were the first to find the tomb empty and to hear the announcement of the resurrection. This is strong evidence for the historicity of the resurrection accounts. In first-century Judaism, women were not regarded as reliable witnesses, so the church would never have created stories in which women discovered the empty tomb. 24:1 But very early on Sunday morning: The early church worshiped on the first day of the week (Sunday) instead of the seventh (Saturday, the Sabbath) because Jesus rose on a Sunday morning (cp. Acts 20:7; Rev 1:10).”

“upon: Mat 28:1; Mar 16:1, Mar 16:2; Joh 20:1, Joh 20:2 they came: Luk 24:10, Luk 8:2, Luk 8:3, Luk 23:55, Luk 23:56; Mat 27:55, Mat 27:56; Mar 15:40 Luke 24:2”