Joseph put Jesus’ body in a new tomb (grave) that Joseph had dug in a wall of rock. Then he closed the tomb by rolling a very large stone to cover the entrance. After he did these things, Joseph went away.
Mark 16:4 - Easy To Read Version Then the women looked and saw that the stone was moved. The stone was very large, but it was moved away from the entrance. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when they looked up, they [distinctly] saw that the stone was already rolled back, for it was very large. American Standard Version (1901) and looking up, they see that the stone is rolled back: for it was exceeding great. Common English Bible When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away. (And it was a very large stone!) Catholic Public Domain Version And looking, they saw that the stone was rolled back. For certainly it was very large. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And looking, they saw the stone rolled back. For it was very great. |
Joseph put Jesus’ body in a new tomb (grave) that Joseph had dug in a wall of rock. Then he closed the tomb by rolling a very large stone to cover the entrance. After he did these things, Joseph went away.
So they all went to the tomb and made it safe from thieves. They did this by sealing the stone in the entrance and putting soldiers there to guard it.
The women said to each other, “There is a large stone covering the entrance of the tomb. Who will move the stone for us?”
The women walked into the tomb. {\cf2\super [237]} They saw a young man there wearing a white robe. The man was sitting on the right side of the tomb. The women were afraid.
\{A heavy stone had been put in the doorway to close the tomb.\} But the women found that the stone was rolled away.
Early on Sunday morning Mary Magdalene went to the tomb {\cf2\super [261]} \{where Jesus’ body was\}. It was still dark. Mary saw that the large stone \{that covered the entrance\} was moved away.