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Berean Standard Bible

“Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.”

Matthew 28:2

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Early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary go to the tomb. Matthew describes a dramatic event at the site.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.

King James Version (KJV)

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y he aquí, fué hecho un gran terremoto: porque el ángel del Señor, descendiendo del cielo y llegando, había revuelto la piedra, y estaba sentado sobre ella.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

hubo un fuerte temblor. Un ángel del Señor acababa de descender del cielo y, tras remover la piedra, se había sentado en ella.

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