Matthew 28:2

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

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  • John 20:12-13 : 12 And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping?” Mary replied,“They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”
  • Acts 16:26 : 26 Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
  • Rev 11:19 : 19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
  • Matt 27:51-53 : 51 Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart. 52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised. 53 (They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)
  • Mark 16:3-5 : 3 They had been asking each other,“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back. 5 Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
  • Luke 24:2-5 : 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire. 5 The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?
  • John 20:1 : 1 The Resurrection Now very early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance.

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  • Matt 28:1
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    1The Resurrection Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

  • Mark 16:1-9
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    1The Resurrection When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices so that they might go and anoint him.

    2And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb.

    3They had been asking each other,“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

    4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back.

    5Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

    6But he said to them,“Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.

    7But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”

    8Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

    9The Longer Ending of Mark[[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

  • Luke 24:1-6
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    1The Resurrection Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared.

    2They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,

    3but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

    4While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.

    5The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?

    6He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

  • John 20:11-13
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    11But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.

    12And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet.

    13They said to her,“Woman, why are you weeping?” Mary replied,“They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”

  • Matt 28:3-9
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    3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

    4The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

    5But the angel said to the women,“Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

    6He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

    7Then go quickly and tell his disciples,‘He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!”

    8So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

    9But Jesus met them, saying,“Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

  • Matt 27:60-62
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    60and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.

    61(Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.)

    62The Guard at the Tomb The next day(which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

  • John 20:1-2
    2 verses
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    1The Resurrection Now very early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved away from the entrance.

    2So she went running to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved and told them,“They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

  • Matt 27:66
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    66So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.

  • Matt 27:51-53
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    51Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

    52And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.

    53(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

  • Matt 28:11
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    11The Guards’ Report While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

  • Luke 24:22-23
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    22Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

    23and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

  • Luke 24:12
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    12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.

  • Matt 28:13
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    13telling them,“You are to say,‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’

  • Mark 15:46-47
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    46After Joseph bought a linen cloth and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone across the entrance of the tomb.

    47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was placed.

  • Rev 18:1
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    1Babylon is Destroyed After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.

  • Matt 27:64
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    64So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people,‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

  • Luke 24:37
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    37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

  • Luke 2:9
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    9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

  • John 20:6
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    6Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen cloth lying there,

  • Acts 1:10
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    10As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them

  • Luke 24:9
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    9and when they returned from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.

  • John 20:18
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    18Mary Magdalene came and informed the disciples,“I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what Jesus had said to her.