Luke 24:2
1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
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Compare
- BSB
- They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
- KJV
- And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
- WEB
- They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
- ASV
- And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
- DARBY
- And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
- BLB
- And they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,
- ÅB
- Men de fant steinen veltet fra graven,
- OTB
- De oppdaget at steinen var rullet bort fra graven,
- B1930
- Men de fant stenen veltet fra graven,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 27:60–66
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
Read in contextMark 16:3–4
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
Read in contextJohn 20:1–2
The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
Read in contextMark 15:46–47
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
Read in contextMatthew 28:2
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
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