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Luke 24:2

And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Love;   Readings, Select;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dead, the;   Mortality-Immortality;   Resurrection;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joanna;   Mary;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Burial;   Resurrection;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Resurrection of Christ;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Luke, Gospel of;   Mary;   Week;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Redemption;   Sisters;   Winter ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Mary;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 18;   My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for April 8;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
King James Version (1611)
And they found the stone rolled away from the Sepulchre.
King James Version
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
English Standard Version
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
New American Standard Bible
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
New Century Version
They found the stone rolled away from the entrance of the tomb,
Amplified Bible
And they found the [large, circular] stone rolled back from the tomb,
Legacy Standard Bible
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
Berean Standard Bible
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
Contemporary English Version
When they found the stone rolled away from the entrance,
Complete Jewish Bible
and found the stone rolled away from the tomb!
Darby Translation
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
Easy-to-Read Version
They saw that the heavy stone that covered the entrance had been rolled away.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre,
George Lamsa Translation
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
Good News Translation
They found the stone rolled away from the entrance to the tomb,
Lexham English Bible
And they found the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
Literal Translation
And they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb.
American Standard Version
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
Hebrew Names Version
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
International Standard Version
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,Matthew 28:2; Mark 16:4;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and with them there were other women. And they found the stone rolled from the sepulchre,
Murdock Translation
And they found the stone rolled from the sepulchre.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they founde the stone rolled away from the sepulchre,
English Revised Version
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
World English Bible
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, And entering, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
Weymouth's New Testament
But they found the stone rolled back from the tomb,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei founden the stoon turned awei fro the graue.
Update Bible Version
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher.
New English Translation
They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
New King James Version
But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
New Living Translation
They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
New Life Bible
They found the stone had been pushed away from the grave.
New Revised Standard
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they found the stone, rolled away from the tomb;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre.
Revised Standard Version
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they founde the stone rouled awaye fro the sepulcre
Young's Literal Translation
and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles they founde the stone rolled awaye from the sepulcre,
Mace New Testament (1729)
and having found that the stone had been remov'd from the sepulchre, they entred in,
Simplified Cowboy Version
The stone that blocked the entrance had been pushed aside,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

Contextual Overview

1 But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready. 2 And they saw that the stone had been rolled away. 3 And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there. 4 And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them: 5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying, 7 The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life. 8 And his words came back into their minds, 9 And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others. 10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James: and the other women with them said these things to the Apostles.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 27:60-66, Matthew 28:2, Mark 15:46, Mark 15:47, Mark 16:3, Mark 16:4, John 20:1, John 20:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 29:8 - roll

Cross-References

Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
Genesis 24:4
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
Genesis 24:8
And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.
Genesis 24:9
And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.
Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.
Genesis 44:1
Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;
Genesis 47:29
And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;
1 Chronicles 29:24
And all the chiefs and the men of war and all the sons of King David put themselves under the authority of Solomon the king.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they found the stone rolled away the sepulchre. Which Joseph had laid there, security of the body, and in the sight of these women; and which gave them a concern, as they went along, seeing they were all women, who should roll away the stone for them,

Mark 16:3 but when they came to the sepulchre, to their great surprise, they found it rolled away, which was done by an angel,

Matthew 28:2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 28:1-11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 24:2. They found the stone rolled away — An angel from God had done this before they reached the tomb, Matthew 28:2: On this case we cannot help remarking, that, when persons have strong confidence in God, obstacles do not hinder them from undertaking whatever they have reason to believe he requires; and the removal of them they leave to him: and what is the consequence? They go on their way comfortably, and all difficulties vanish before them.


 
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