KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 28:2
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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,
Surrounding context — Matthew 28
1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 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.
3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men].
5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
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Original-language word links
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!σεισμὸςG4578 · seismosearthquakeἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beμέγας·G3173 · megasgreatἄγγελοςG32 · angelosangelγὰρG1063 · garforκυρίουG2962 · kurioslord: GodκαταβὰςG2597 · katabainōto come/go downἐξG1537 · ekout fromοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσελθὼνG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeἀπεκύλισενG617 · apokuliōto roll awayτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλίθονG3037 · lithosstoneκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐκάθητοG2521 · kathēmaito sitἐπάνωG1883 · epanōaboveαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
John 20:12-13And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.Mark 16:3-5And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?Acts 16:26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.Luke 24:2-5And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.Matthew 27:51-53And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;John 20:1The 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.1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.1 Peter 1:12Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
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