Mark 16:5

And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

In Context

4And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.

6And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

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Cross References

Daniel 8:17So he came and took his place near where I was; and when he came, I was full of fear and went down on my face: but he said to me, Let it be clear to you, O son of man; for the vision has to do with the time of the end.

Daniel 10:12Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.

Mark 6:49But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:

Luke 1:12And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.

Luke 24:3And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

John 20:11But Mary was still there outside the hole in the rock, weeping; and while she was weeping and looking into the hole,

Matthew Henry on Mark 16:2-9

The Women at the Sepulchre; The Apostles Reproved. 1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 5 And entering… Read the whole commentary →

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