Markos 16:4

4 And having looked up they observe that the stone, which was extremely large, had already been rolled aside!

Markos 16:4 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 16:4

And when they looked
Towards the sepulchre, as they came near it:

they saw that the stone was rolled away;
they perceived it lay at some distance from the door of the sepulchre, which doubtless was very grateful, and matter of rejoicing to them:

for it was very great;
these words are to be read, in connection with the preceding verse; for they are not a reason, why when they looked towards the sepulchre, they saw the stone rolled, because it was a very large one, and so easily to be seen at a distance; but a reason why they were so thoughtful and concerned, who should roll it away for them, it being so big, that they could not think that they were able to do it themselves.

Markos 16:4 In-Context

2 And at Shachrit on Yom Rishon, the first day of the shavua (week), the shemesh (sun) just coming up, they come to the kever.

3 And they were saying to themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the kever?

4 And having looked up they observe that the stone, which was extremely large, had already been rolled aside!

5 And having entered into the kever, they saw a young man enrobed in white, sitting on the right side, and they were shocked with astonishment.

6 But he says to them, Do not be alarmed. You seek Yehoshua from Natzeret, who has been made talui al HaEtz (being hanged on the Tree). He has been made to stand up alive. He is not here. Hinei the place where they laid him.