Mark 16:4

Mark 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
• New International Version (NIV)But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away—for it was very large.

Context of Mark 16:4

2Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. 3And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, though it was extremely large. 5Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a [long, stately] white robe; and they were amazed and bewildered. 6And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See, [here is] the place where they laid Him.

Mark 16:4 word by word

καὶ ἀναβλέψασαι θεωροῦσιν ὅτι ἀποκεκύλισται ὁ λίθος· ἦν γὰρ μέγας σφόδρα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they lookedἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
• they sawθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the stoneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• was rolled awayἀποκυλίωapokuliō · to roll awayG617
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• veryσφόδραsphodra · veryG4970
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173

Cross-references for Mark 16:4

• Matthew 28:2And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.
• Luke 24:2And they found the [large, circular] stone rolled back from the tomb,
• John 20:1Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw the stone [already] removed from the [groove across the entrance of the] tomb.

Commentaries on Mark 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For 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 door of the sepulchre? for it was very great. And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away." They knew that the stone was too heavy for them to roll away; and, unless they got access to the body, they could not apply the aromatics which they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-8Verses 1-8 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 28:1-8. Mark 16:1 Sweet spices - “Aromatics.” Substances used in embalming. The idea of sweetness is not, however, implied in the original. Many of the substances used for embalming were “bitter” - as, for example, myrrh - and none of them, perhaps, could properly be called “sweet.” The word “spices” expresses all that there is in the original. Anoint him - Embalm him, or apply these spices to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The women wondered how to move the large stone covering the tomb. God had already moved the stone to let them and the other disciples enter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-20The Resurrection Announced to the Women (Mr 16:1-8). 1. And when the sabbath was past--that is, at sunset of our Saturday. Mary Magdalene--(See on Lu 8:2). and Mary the mother of James--James the Less (see Mr 15:40). and Salome--the mother of Zebedee's sons (compare Mr 15:40 with Mt 27:56). had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him--The word is simply "bought." But our translators are perhaps right in rendering it here "had bought,"…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings