Mark 15:47

“And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, etc..] Or Joseph, as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read: beheld where he was laid: very likely they saw Joseph, and his men, take him down from the cross, and they followed him, and observed where he laid him; or, as the Ethiopic version reads, “where they buried him”; placing themselves, as Matthew suggests, right “over against the sepulchre”, (<402761>Matthew 27:61); so that they were witnesses of his death, and of his burial, as they afterwards were of his resurrection from the dead.”

“Beheld where he was laid - The affection of these pious females never forsook them, in all the trials and sufferings of their Lord. With true love they followed him to the cross; they came as near to him as they were permitted to come in his last moments; they followed him when taken down and laid in the tomb. The strong, the mighty, the youthful, had fled; but female love never forsook him, even in his deepest humiliation. This is the nature of true love; it is strongest in such scenes. While “professed” attachment will abound in prosperity and live most in sunshine, it is only genuine love that will go into the dark shades of adversity and flourish there. In scenes of poverty, want,…”

“Mar 15:40, Mar 16:1; Mat 27:61, Mat 28:1; Luk 23:55, Luk 23:56, Luk 24:1, Luk 24:2 Next: Mark Chapter 16”