Luke 24:2

24:1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

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They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher.

24:3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

What does Luke 24:2 mean?

Luke 24:2 is a verse in the book of Luke, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), εὑρίσκω (heurisko), λίθος (lithos). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Greek interlinear

Andδέde/deh/G1161a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).

they

foundεὑρίσκωheurisko/hyoo-ris'-ko/G2147heuro hyoo'-ro, which (together with another cognate form) heureo hyoo-reh'-o is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find (literally or figuratively):--find, get, obtain, perceive, see.

the

stoneλίθοςlithos/lee'-thos/G3037apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):--(mill-, stumbling-)stone.

rolled

awayἀποκυλίωapokulio/ap-ok-oo-lee'-o/G617from 575 and 2947; to roll away:--roll away (back).

fromἀπόapo/apo'/G575a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.

the

sepulchre.μνημεῖονmnemeion/mnay-mi'-on/G3419from 3420; a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment):--grave, sepulchre, tomb.

Commentary on Luke 24:2

HENRY_FULL · Luke 24:2

to the woman who visited the sepulchre, that the Lord Jesus was risen from the dead, according to his own word, to which the angels refer them ( ver. 1-7 ), and the report of this to the apostles, ver. 8-11 . II. The visit which Peter made to the sepulchre, and his discoveries there, ver. 12 . III. Christ's conference with the two disciples that were going to Emmaus, and his making himself known to them, ver. 13-35 . IV. His appearing to the eleven disciples themselves, the same day at evening, ver. 36-49 . V. The farewell he gave them, his ascension into heaven, and the joy and praise of his disciples whom he left behind, ver. 50-53 . The Resurrection. 1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 A

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Matthew 27:60

And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

Matthew 28:2

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. was: or, had been

Mark 15:46

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Mark 15:47

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

Mark 16:3

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

Mark 16:4

And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

John 20:1

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

John 20:2

Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

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Mark 16:3

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

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And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

Mark 16:4

And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

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What does Luke 24:2 say?

Luke 24:2 (King James Version) reads: "And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre."

Is Luke 24:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Luke 24:2 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Luke.

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