Mark 16:3

And they were saying to themselves, Who shall for us roll away the stone from the sepulcher?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

In Context

2And exceedingly early in the morning, the first of the Sabbaths, they come to the sepulcher, the sun approaching the horizon.

4And looking up, they see that the stone has already been rolled away: for it was exceedingly great.

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Cross References

Mark 15:46And having purchased linen, and taking Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen, and placed Him in a sepulcher which had been hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.

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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