Marc 16:3

3 Et elles disaient entre elles: Qui nous ôtera la pierre de l'entrée du sépulcre?

Marc 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.

Marc 16:3 In-Context

1 Après que le sabbat fut passé, Marie de Magdala, Marie, mère de Jacques, et Salomé, achetèrent des aromates pour venir embaumer le corps.

2 Et elles vinrent au sépulcre de grand matin, le premier jour de la semaine, comme le soleil venait de se lever.

3 Et elles disaient entre elles: Qui nous ôtera la pierre de l'entrée du sépulcre?

4 Et ayant regardé, elles virent que la pierre avait été ôtée; or, elle était fort grande.

5 Puis, étant entrées dans le sépulcre, elles virent un jeune homme assis du côté droit, vêtu d'une robe blanche; et elles furent épouvantées.