Luke 23:55-56

This reference to the women prepares for the account of Jesus’ resurrection. When they went to the tomb on Sunday morning, they did not go to the wrong one. They had previously been there and had seen Jesus’ corpse in it. They prepared spices for their return visit on Sunday to honor Jesus further. Luke’s reference to the passing of the Sabbath with no disciple activity confirms Jesus’ prediction that He would be in the grave three days (Luke 18:33; cf. Luke 24:7). It also shows that Jesus’ followers observed the Sabbath as obedient Israelites (Exodus 20:10).