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Young's Literal Translation

Luke 24:2

and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb,

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.
Bible in Basic English
And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.
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
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 And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain [others] with them, 2 and they found the stone having been rolled away from the tomb, 3 and having gone in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel, 5 and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, `Why do ye seek the living with the dead? 6 he is not here, but was raised; remember how he spake to you, being yet in Galilee, 7 saying -- It behoveth the Son of Man to be delivered up to the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.' 8 And they remembered his sayings, 9 and having turned back from the tomb told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 And it was the Magdalene Mary, and Joanna, and Mary of James, and the other women with them, who told unto the apostles these things,

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 saith, `Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.'
Genesis 24:4
but unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'
Genesis 24:6
And Abraham saith unto him, `Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;
Genesis 24:8
and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'
Genesis 24:9
And the servant putteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 24:10
And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;
Genesis 44:1
And he commandeth him who [is] over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men [with] food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;
Genesis 47:29
And the days of Israel are near to die, and he calleth for his son, for Joseph, and saith to him, `If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and thou hast done with me kindness and truth; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt,
1 Chronicles 29:24
and all the heads, and the mighty men, and also all the sons of king David have given a hand under Solomon the king;
1 Timothy 5:17
The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word 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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