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Mark 16:3

What does Mark 16:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 16:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the tomb?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the tomb?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they said among themselves, `Who shall roll away for us the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they said one to another: Who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they said to one another, Who shall roll us away the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?

Context

v.2And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen.

v.3This passage

v.4and looking up, they see that the stone is rolled back: for it was exceeding great.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 27:60

    and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

  • Mark 15:46

    And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

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