Matthew 28:2

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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Strong's King James

And look! A great earthquake happened because a messenger of יהוה (Yahweh) descended from the sky and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

The F.O.G

Without warning, the earth convulsed with a violent earthquake as an angel of יהוה (Yahweh) descended from heaven. He effortlessly rolled back the massive stone sealing the tomb and sat upon it.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

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,

Young's Literal Translation

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Matthew 28:2

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Matthew 28:2