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Matthew 28:2

Jesus
Angels and the spiritual worldMiracles and God's intervention

1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

4 The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

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BSB
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
KJV
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.
WEB
Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door and sat on it.
ASV
And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.
DARBY
And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of [the] Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
BLB
And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, having descended out of heaven and having come, rolled away the stone and was sitting upon it.
ÅB
Og det kom et stort jordskjelv, for en Herrens engel kom ned fra himmelen og veltet bort steinen og satte seg på den.
OTB
Og se, det ble et kraftig jordskjelv, for en Herrens engel steg ned fra himmelen, rullet bort steinen og satte seg på den.
B1930
Og se, det kom et stort jordskjelv; for en Herrens engel fór ned fra himmelen og trådte til og veltet stenen fra og satte sig på den.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 16:3–5

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

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  • Luke 24:2–5

    They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

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  • John 20:12–13

    and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.

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  • Acts 16:26

    Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

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  • Matthew 27:51–53

    At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

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  • John 20:1

    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

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  • 1 Peter 1:12

    It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

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  • 1 Timothy 3:16

    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

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