Matthew 28:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.”
Matthew 28:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 28:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 28:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone from the door and sat on it.”
Matthew 28:2 — World English Bible
Matthew 28:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. ”
Matthew 28:2 — American Standard Version
Matthew 28:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,”
Matthew 28:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 28:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of [the] Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. ”
Matthew 28:2 — Darby Translation
Matthew 28:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the Angel of the Lord descended from heauen, and came and rolled backe the stone from the doore, and sate vpon it.”
Matthew 28:2 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 28:2 in Context — Matthew 28
1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
What Does Matthew 28:2 Mean?
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