Mark 16:5

“And entering into the sepulchre, etc..] For the sepulchres of the Jews were made so large, that persons might go into them: the rule for making them is this f277; “he that sells ground to his neighbour to make a burying place, or that receives of his neighbour to make a burying place, must make the inside of the cave four cubits by six, and open in it eight graves; three here, and three there, and two over against them: and the graves must be four cubits long, and seven high, and six broad. R. Simeon says, he must take the inside of the cave six cubits by eight, and open within thirteen graves: four here, and four there, and three over against them; and one on the right hand of the door, and…”

“entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man--In Mat 28:2 he is called "the angel of the Lord"; but here he is described as he appeared to the eye, in the bloom of a life that knows no decay. In Matthew he is represented as sitting on the stone outside the sepulchre; but since even there he says, "Come, see the place where the Lord lay" (Mat 28:6), he seems, as ALFORD says, to have gone in with them from without; only awaiting their arrival to accompany them into the hallowed spot, and instruct them about it. sitting on the right side--having respect to the position in which His Lord had lain there. This trait is peculiar to Mark; but compare Luk 1:11. clothed in a long white…”

“See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 28:1-8. Mark 16:1 Sweet spices - “Aromatics.” Substances used in embalming. The idea of sweetness is not, however, implied in the original. Many of the substances used for embalming were “bitter” - as, for example, myrrh - and none of them, perhaps, could properly be called “sweet.” The word “spices” expresses all that there is in the original. Anoint him - Embalm him, or apply these spices to his body to keep it from putrefaction. This is proof that they did not suppose he would rise again; and the fact that they did not “expect” he would rise, gives more strength to the evidence for his resurrection. Mark 16:4 It was very great - These…”

“entering: Luk 24:3; Joh 20:8 a young: This appears to have been a different angel from that mentioned by Matthew. The latter sat in the porch of the tomb, and had assumed a terrible appearance to overawe the guard. ( Mat 28:1); but this appeared as a young man, within the sepulchre, in the inner apartment. The two angels spoken of by John ( Joh 20:11) appeared some time after these; but whether they were the same or different cannot be ascertained; nor whether the angels which manifested themselves to the second party of women, recorded by Luke ( Luk 24:4), were the same or different. Dan 10:5, Dan 10:6; Mat 28:3; Luk 24:4, Luk 24:5; Joh 20:11, Joh 20:12 and they: Mar 6:49, Mar 6:50; Dan…”