Luke 24:3

3 but [when they] went in, they did not find the body.

Luke 24:3 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:3

And they entered in
To the sepulchre, being invited, encouraged, and led on by the angel that sat upon the stone; for the Jews' sepulchres were built large enough for persons to go into; (See Gill on Mark 16:5) and found not the body of the Lord Jesus;
as they expected, having seen him put there, and had observed in what cave in the sepulchre, and in what form he was laid.

Luke 24:3 In-Context

1 Now on the first [day] of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared.

2 And they found the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,

3 but [when they] went in, they did not find the body.

4 And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men in gleaming clothing stood near them.

5 And [as] they were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, "Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("went in") which is understood as temporal
• [b] Some manuscripts add "of the Lord Jesus"