Luke 24:2

They discovered that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance to the tomb.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

In Context

1Before dawn on Sunday those women went to the tomb. They took with them the spices that they had prepared to put on Jesus’ body.

3They went in the tomb, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there!

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Cross References

Matthew 28:2Suddenly there was a strong earthquake. At the same time an angel from God came down from heaven. He went to the tomb and rolled the stone away from the entrance so that everyone could see that the tomb was empty. Then he sat on the stone.

Mark 16:3While they were going there, they were saying to each other, “Who will roll away for us the stone that blocks the entrance of the tomb?”

Matthew Henry on Luke 24:2-13

The Resurrection. 1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why… Read the whole commentary →

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