Matthew 28:2
Good News Translation
Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it.

New Revised Standard Version
And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.

Contemporary English Version
Suddenly a strong earthquake struck, and the Lord's angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it.

New American Bible
And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it.

there.

Matthew 27:51-53 And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom: and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent. . . .

Acts 16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and the bands of all were loosed.

Revelation 11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and an earthquake and great hail.

was.

Mark 16:3-5 And they said one to another: Who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre? . . .

Luke 24:2-5 And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre. . . .

John 20:1,12,13 And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre: and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre. . . .

1 Timothy 3:16 And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.

1 Peter 1:12 To whom it was revealed that, not to themselves but to you, they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you: the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.

Context
The Resurrection
1And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. 2And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it. 3And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:60
And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way.

Matthew 27:66
And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting guards.

Mark 16:4
And looking, they saw the stone rolled back. For it was very great.

Luke 24:4
And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.

John 20:1
And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre: and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

John 20:12
And she saw two angels in white, sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.

Acts 5:19
But an angel of the Lord by night, opening the doors of the prison and leading them out, said:

Matthew 28:1
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