Mark 16:5

And they went into the sepulchre and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white robe; and they were affrighted:

1770 John Worsley NT

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

4(but when they looked up, they saw that the stone was rolled away,) for it was a very great one.

6but he said to them, Be not affrighted, ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, He is risen, He is not here, see the place where they laid Him.

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Cross References

Mark 6:49But they seeing Him walking upon the water, thought it was an apparition, and cried out: for they all saw Him and were frighted.

Luke 1:12And when Zacharias saw him, he was startled and struck with fear:

Luke 24:3but found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

John 20:11But Mary stood without near the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept she stooped down to look into the sepulchre; and there seeth two angels in white sitting,

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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