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Mark 16:5
5As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man. He was dressed in a white robe and sat on the right side. They were panic-stricken.
Mark 16:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
- New International Version (NIV)As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
Context of Mark 16:5
3They said to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away. It was a very large stone. As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man. He was dressed in a white robe and sat on the right side. They were panic-stricken. 6The young man said to them, “Don’t panic! You’re looking for Jesus from Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been brought back to life. He’s not here. Look at the place where they laid him. 7Go and tell his disciples and Peter that he’s going ahead of them to Galilee. There they will see him, just as he told them.”
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καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκὴν καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- enteringεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the sepulchreμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
- they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- a young manνεανίσκοςneaniskos · young manG3495
- sittingκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the right sideδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
- clothedπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016
- in a longστολήstolē · robeG4749
- whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
- they were affrightedἐκθαμβέωekthambeō · be awe-struckG1568
Cross-references for Mark 16:5
- Luke 24:3When they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
- John 20:8Then the other disciple, who arrived at the tomb first, went inside. He saw and believed.
- Daniel 10:5When I looked up, I saw a man dressed in linen, and he had a belt made of gold from Uphaz around his waist.
- Matthew 28:3He was as bright as lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow.
- Luke 24:4While they were puzzled about this, two men in clothes that were as bright as lightning suddenly stood beside them.
- John 20:11Mary, however, stood there and cried as she looked at the tomb. As she cried, she bent over and looked inside.
- Mark 6:49When they saw him walking on the sea, they thought, “It’s a ghost!” and they began to scream.
- Daniel 8:17Gabriel came up beside me, and when he came, I was terrified and immediately knelt down. He said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision is about the end times.”
- Daniel 10:7I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision. The men with me didn’t see the vision. Yet, they started to tremble violently, and they quickly hid themselves.
- Luke 1:12Zechariah was troubled and overcome with fear.
Commentaries on Mark 16:5
- 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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man--In Mt 28:2 he is called "the angel of the Lord"; but here he is described as he appeared to the eye, in the bloom of a life that knows no decay. In Matthew he is represented as sitting on the stone outside the sepulchre; but since even there he says, "Come, see the place where the Lord lay" (Mt 28:6), he seems, as Alford says, to have gone in with them from without; only awaiting their arrival to…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
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