In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
After the Sabbath ended, as Sunday morning was just starting to break, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to check on Jesus's tomb.
Sometimes the most important moments happen in the quiet of early morning when you show up even when your heart is broken.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century Jewish culture, the Sabbath was a sacred day of rest as commanded in the Old Testament, meaning that activities like preparing a body or visiting a tomb were forbidden until it ended at sunset. This verse in Matthew's Gospel describes the early morning after the Sabbath, on the first day of the week (which is Sunday for us today), when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to Jesus' tomb, setting the stage for the discovery of the resurrection. It reflects the historical context of Jewish customs and the timeline of events following Jesus' crucifixion.
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