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Mark 16:3

1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.

They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”

4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.

5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
KJV
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
WEB
They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”
ASV
And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the tomb?
DARBY
And they said to one another, Who shall roll us away the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?
BLB
And they were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone for us out from the door of the tomb?”
ÅB
Og de sa til hverandre: Hvem skal velte bort steinen fra døren til graven for oss?
OTB
De snakket seg imellom: «Hvem skal rulle bort steinen fra inngangen til graven for oss?»
B1930
Og de sa til hverandre: Hvem skal velte bort stenen fra døren til graven for oss?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 15:46–47

    So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

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  • Matthew 27:60–66

    and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

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