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Berean Standard Bible

“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.”

Matthew 28:1

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The Sabbath has ended and Jesus lies in a borrowed tomb sealed with a stone and guarded by soldiers. Matthew opens the resurrection account with two women who had watched the burial and now return at first light.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

World English Bible (WEB)

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And on the eve of the sabbaths, at the dawn, toward the first of the sabbaths, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y LA víspera de sábado, que amanece para el primer día de la semana, vino María Magdalena, y la otra María, á ver el sepulcro.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando al amanecer del domingo María Magdalena y la otra María regresaban a la tumba,

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