Mark 16:5

Going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on their right, in a white robe, and they were dismayed; but he said to them,

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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

4But, on looking up, they saw that the stone had already been rolled back; it was a very large one.

6“Do not be dismayed; you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified; he has risen, he is not here! Look! Here is the place where they laid him.

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Cross References

Mark 6:49But, when they saw him walking on the water, they thought it was a ghost, and cried out;

Luke 1:12Zechariah was startled at the sight and was awe-struck.

Luke 24:3and, on going into it, they could not find the body.

John 20:11Meanwhile Mary was standing close outside the tomb, weeping. Still weeping, she leant forward into the tomb,

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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