Mark 16:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?

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  • Matt 27:60-66 : 60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away. 61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead. 62 Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate, 63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead. 64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said to them, You have watchmen; go and make it as safe as you are able. 66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.
  • Mark 15:46-47 : 46 And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.

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  • Mark 16:4-8
    5 verses
    87%

    4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.

    5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

    6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

    7 But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.

    8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

  • Luke 24:1-9
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    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.

  • Mark 16:1-2
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    1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, and Salome, got spices, so that they might come and put them on him.

    2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.

  • Matt 28:1-2
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    1 Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.

    2 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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    60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

    61 And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.

    62 Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

    63 Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

    64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

  • John 20:1-3
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    1 Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.

    2 Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.

    3 So Peter and the other disciple went out to the place of the dead.

  • 66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

  • 10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

  • 13 They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.

  • 38 So Jesus, deeply troubled in heart, came to the place of the dead. It was a hole in the rock, and a stone was over the opening.

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    46 And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

    47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.

  • 12 But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.

  • 22 And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

  • John 20:8-11
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    8 Then the other disciple who came there first went in; and he saw and belief came to him.

    9 For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.

    10 So then the disciples went away again to their houses.

    11 But Mary was still there outside the hole in the rock, weeping; and while she was weeping and looking into the hole,

  • 24 And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.

  • 13 Say, His disciples came by night and took him away secretly while we were sleeping.

  • 8 And they went away quickly, with fear and great joy, to give his disciples the news.

  • 6 Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth,

  • 10 She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.

  • 6 He is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place.

  • 15 Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away.

  • 37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

  • 34 And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.

  • 4 And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.

  • 53 And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.

  • 55 And the women who had come with him from Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to rest;