Markus 15:47--16:1

15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body ¹  was placed.

The Resurrection

16:1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices ²  so that they might go and anoint him.

[15:47]  ¹ tn Grk “it”; the referent (Jesus’ body) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ² tn On this term see BDAG 140 s.v. ἄρωμα. The Jews did not practice embalming, so these materials were used to cover the stench of decay and slow decomposition.

[16:1]  sn Spices were used not to preserve the body, but as an act of love, and to mask the growing stench of a corpse.