Matthew 28:2 “Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descen…”

Matthew 28:2

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

World English Bible

Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door and sat on it.

American Standard Version

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

Geneva Bible 1599

And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the Angel of the Lord descended from heauen, and came and rolled backe the stone from the doore, and sate vpon it.

Darby Translation

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of [the] Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

Young's Literal Translation

and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

Bible in Basic English

And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

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Cross references

“there”

Acts 16:26 Matthew 27:51–53 Revelation 11:19

Acts 16:26 · BSB

Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

Matthew 27:51–53 · BSB

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

Revelation 11:19 · BSB

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

“for”

Mark 16:3–5 Luke 24:2–5 John 20:1 1 Timothy 3:16 1 Peter 1:12 John 20:12

Mark 16:3–5 · BSB

They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”

Luke 24:2–5 · BSB

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

John 20:1 · BSB

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

1 Timothy 3:16 · BSB

By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in…

1 Peter 1:12 · BSB

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look in…

John 20:12 · BSB

and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

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