Luke 23:56

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Cross-references

Luke 24:1 Parallel

In Luke 24:1, the women take the spices prepared in 23:56 to the tomb, directly continuing the story.

Mark 16:1 Parallel

In Mark 16:1, the same event is described: women buy spices after the Sabbath to anoint Jesus.

Exodus 20:8-10 is the Sabbath commandment that the women obeyed by resting, as noted.

Exodus 31:14 Historical context

Exodus 31:14 gives the strict Sabbath law that the women observed by resting.

Exodus 35:2 Historical context

Exodus 35:2 repeats the Sabbath command, which the women obeyed in resting.

Leviticus 23:3 gives the Sabbath command the women obey — a day of solemn rest and no work.

Mark 15:47 Parallel

Mark 15:47 notes the women witnessed Jesus' burial — they know where to return after the Sabbath.

Matthew 28:1 follows the Sabbath rest — the women go to the tomb after the Sabbath ended.

Genesis 2:3 Parallel

Genesis 2:3 records God blessing the seventh day—the original Sabbath pattern that underlies the commandment kept here.

Exodus 31:15 repeats the Sabbath law, calling it a solemn rest holy to the Lord—the same statute observed here.

Exodus 20:10 is the Sabbath commandment from the Decalogue—the very 'commandment' Luke references.

Isaiah 58:13 calls for honoring the Sabbath by not pursuing your own interests—the principle behind the women's rest.

Jeremiah 17:22 forbids carrying burdens on the Sabbath — the women's rest follows this specific prohibition.

Jeremiah 17:24 warns against carrying burdens on the Sabbath—directly aligned with the women ceasing work.

Matthew 12:2 shows Pharisees accusing disciples of breaking Sabbath — contrast with women's obedient rest.

Exodus 16:29 emphasizes that God gave the Sabbath as a day of rest, reinforcing the command the women obeyed.

Exodus 16:23 is the first explicit Sabbath instruction, commanding rest from gathering manna—a concrete precedent.