And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.
Never was there such a sabbath since the sabbath was first instituted as this was, which the first words of this chapter tell us was now past; during all this sabbath our Lord Jesus lay in the grave. It was to him a sabbath of rest, but a silent sabbath, it was to his disciples a melancholy sabbath, spent in tears and fears.
Commenting on Mark 16:1-8
And he saith unto them, be not affrighted,.... See Gill on Mat 28:5, Mat 28:6, where the same things, and almost in the same words, are said as here. , where the same things, and almost in the same words, are said as here. Mark 16:7 mar 16:7 mar 16:7 mar 16:7But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter,....
he saith unto them, Be not affrighted--a stronger word than "Fear not" in Matthew (Mat 28:5). Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified!--"the Nazarene, the Crucified," he is risen; he is not here--(See on Luk 24:5-6). behold the place where they laid him--(See on Mat 28:6).