Mark 16:9. On the first day, etc. Not the same expression as in Mark 16:2. The emphatic repetition suggests that the readers knew the sacredness of ‘the first day' among Christians.

Appeared first. See the Chapter Comments on Matthew 28, and the full account of John (John 20:14-17).

From whom he had cast out seven demons. See Luke 8:2. This fact has not been previously stated in this Gospel, and this is an argument in favor of the genuineness of this section. Here, where Mary Magdalene is mentioned alone, was the most appropriate place for this description. The first manifestation of our Lord's victory over the grave was made to one in whom He had won such a victory over Satan.

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