Mark 15:42 Meaning and Explanation
“And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,”
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Read Full Chapter →Evening comes on the preparation day, the day before the sabbath, so whatever is done for Jesus' body must be done quickly.
What Does Mark 15:42 Mean?
Mark sets the clock once more. It is the evening of the preparation, the day before the sabbath, which begins at sundown; only a narrow window remains for anything to be done for the body of Jesus.
The pressure of the hour explains the swiftness of the burial, and the swift burial explains the women's plan to return with spices when the sabbath has passed, the errand that will carry them to an empty tomb (Mark 16:1-2). Even the calendar serves the story God is telling: his work finished, the Lord rests through the sabbath in the stillness of the grave, and rises as the new week dawns. Nothing in the timetable is wasted.
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What does Mark 15:42 mean?
Evening comes on the preparation day, the day before the sabbath, so whatever is done for Jesus' body must be done quickly.