Markus 16:3

3 Und sie sprachen untereinander: Wer wälzt uns den Stein von des Grabes Tür?

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.

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Markus 16:3 In-Context

1 Und da der Sabbat vergangen war, kauften Maria Magdalena und Maria, des Jakobus Mutter, und Salome Spezerei, auf daß sie kämen und salbten ihn.

2 Und sie kamen zum Grabe am ersten Tag der Woche sehr früh, da die Sonne aufging.

3 Und sie sprachen untereinander: Wer wälzt uns den Stein von des Grabes Tür?

4 Und sie sahen dahin und wurden gewahr, daß der Stein abgewälzt war; denn er war sehr groß.

5 Und sie gingen hinein in das Grab und sahen einen Jüngling zur rechten Hand sitzen, der hatte ein langes weißes Kleid an; und sie entsetzten sich.