Matthew 27:60

The Passion Translation

They rolled a large stone to seal the entrance of the tomb and left.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:9

They gave him a grave among criminals, but he ended up instead in a rich man’s tomb, although he had done no violence nor spoken deceitfully.

Matthew 28:2

Suddenly, the earth shook violently beneath their feet as the angel of the Yahweh descended from heaven. Lightning flashed around him and his robe was dazzling white! The guards were stunned and terrified—lying motionless like dead men. Then the angel walked up to the tomb, rolled away the stone, and sat on top of it!

Matthew 27:66

So they left and sealed the stone, and Pilate’s soldiers secured the tomb.

John 20:1

Very early Sunday morning, before sunrise, Mary Magdalene made her way to the tomb. And when she arrived she discovered that the stone that sealed the entrance to the tomb was moved away!

Luke 24:2

Arriving at the tomb they discovered that the huge stone covering the entrance had been rolled aside,

Genesis 50:5

‘My dying father made me promise that I would bury him in the land of Canaan—in a tomb he had hewn with his own hands. Please give me permission to go and bury my father; then I will return.’ ”

Isaiah 22:16

‘What right do you have to be here, and who gave you permission? And why do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here, carving out your royal burial place, a dwelling place in the rock?

Matthew 27:59

Then Joseph wrapped the body in a shroud of fine linen and placed it in his own unused tomb, which had only recently been cut into the rock.

John 11:38

Then Jesus, with intense emotions, came to the tomb—a cave with a stone placed over its entrance.

John 11:41

So they rolled away the heavy stone. Jesus gazed into heaven and said, “Father, thank you that you have heard my prayer,

John 19:41

Near the place where Jesus was crucified was a garden, and in the garden there was a new tomb where no one had yet been laid to rest.