And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
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Gill's Exposition
And when they looked,.... Towards the sepulchre, as they came near it:
they saw that the stone was rolled away; they perceived it lay at some distance from the door of the sepulchre, which doubtless…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 28:1-8. Mar 16:1 Sweet spices - “Aromatics.” Substances used in embalming. The idea of sweetness is not, however, implied in the original. Many of the…
Adam Clarke
For it was very great - This clause should be read immediately after the third verse, according to D, three copies of the Itala, Syriac, Hier., and Eusebius. "Who shall roll us away the stone from the…
Never was there such a sabbath since the sabbath was first instituted as this was, which the first words of this chapter tell us was now past; during all this sabbath our Lord Jesus lay in the grave.…
Cambridge Bible
And when they looked But as they drew nearer amidst the glimmering light, the earth quaked beneath their feet (Mat 28:2), and looking up they saw that all cause of anxiety was removed, for the stone…