Markus 16:3

3 Und sie sprachen zueinander: Wer wird uns den Stein von der Tür der Gruft wälzen?

Markus 16:3 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 16:3

And they said among themselves
Either before they set out, or as they were going along:

who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
Which they saw was placed there by Joseph, or his orders: this was the only difficulty they had, that they were aware of; for they seem to know nothing of the sealing of the stone, and of the watch that was set to guard the sepulchre: things which were done on the sabbath day, on which they rested: for had they, in all likelihood they would never have attempted to have gone to it; the guard of soldiers would have been a sufficient discouragement: but all their concern was, how, and by whom, the stone should be rolled away, that lay at the door of the sepulchre; and perhaps their concern might be, not only on account of the largeness of the stone, as being too much for them to remove, but because such a stone defiled by touching it, according to the Jewish traditions F9.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Misn. Oholot, c. 2. sect 4.

Markus 16:3 In-Context

1 Und als der Sabbath vergangen war, kauften Maria Magdalene und Maria, die Mutter des Jakobus, und Salome wohlriechende Spezereien, auf daß sie kämen und ihn salbten.
2 Und sehr früh am ersten Wochentage kommen sie zur Gruft, als die Sonne aufgegangen war.
3 Und sie sprachen zueinander: Wer wird uns den Stein von der Tür der Gruft wälzen?
4 Und als sie aufblickten, sehen sie, daß der Stein weggewälzt ist; denn er war sehr groß.
5 Und als sie in die Gruft eintraten, sahen sie einen Jüngling zur Rechten sitzen, angetan mit einem weißen Gewande, und sie entsetzten sich.
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