Luke 24:2

2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

Luke 24:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
ESV
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
NLT
2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.
MSG
2 They found the entrance stone rolled back from the tomb,
CSB
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

Luke 24:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:2

And they found the stone rolled away the sepulchre.
] Which Joseph had laid there, security of the body, and in the sight of these women; and which gave them a concern, as they went along, seeing they were all women, who should roll away the stone for them, ( Mark 16:3 ) but when they came to the sepulchre, to their great surprise, they found it rolled away, which was done by an angel, ( Matthew 28:2 ) .

Luke 24:2 In-Context

1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.
5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

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