^aIn the end of the sabbath, ^bas it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came ^bMary Magdalene and ^cthe other Mary to see the sepulchre. ²And, behold, there ^||was ^da great earthquake: for ^ethe angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back ^fthe stone from the door, and sat upon it. ³^gHis countenance was like lightning, and his raiment ^hwhite as snow: ⁴And for fear of him ⁱthe keepers did shake, and became as dead men. ⁵And the angel ^janswered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

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Footnotes

aTo ver. 8, Mark 16:1–8. Luke 24:1–10.
bSo John 20:1.
bSo John 20:1.
cch. 27:56, 61. Comp. Mark 16:1. Luke 24:10.
||Or, had been.
dSo ch. 27:51, 54.
eComp. Mark 16:5. Luke 24:4. John 20:12.
fch. 27:60, 66.
g Dan. 10:6. See Judg. 13:6.
ich. 27:65, 66.
jSee Judg. 18:14.

Cross references

h Dan. 7:9. Mark 9:3.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. The guards were so shaken by fear of him that they became like dead men.

The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

NLTNew Living Translation

Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.

Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it. His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.

Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now after the Sabbath, at the dawning on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to view the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came up and rolled away the stone and sat down on it. Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. And the guards trembled from the fear of him and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.