Mark 16:4

And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

And {G2532} when they looked {G308}, they saw {G2334} that {G3754} the stone {G3037} was rolled away {G617}: for {G1063} it was {G2258} very {G4970} great {G3173}.

Then they looked up and saw that the stone, even though it was huge, had been rolled back already.

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.

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

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Cross-References

  • Luke 24:2 (4 votes)

    And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

  • Matthew 28:2 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Matthew 28:4 (4 votes)

    And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men].

  • John 20:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.