Mark 16:3

Modern

They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”

Traditional

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

Literal

And they were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone for us out from the door of the tomb?”

Latin

Et dicebant ad invicem: Quis revolvet nobis lapidem ab ostio monumenti?

Greek

English

They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”

The 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.

Theme notes and profiles

Mark 15:46–47
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
Matthew 27:60–66
…and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.