Matthew 28:2

KJV Bible

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.

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Matthew 28:2 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

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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)Read Matthew 28:2 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Matthew 28:2 in DRB →

And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Matthew 28:2 in DBT →

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

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Matthew 28:2 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Matthew 28:2 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Matthew 28:2 in 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Matthew 28:2 in 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,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Matthew 28:2 in AKJV →

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 on it.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Matthew 28:2 in WNT →

But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it.

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Matthew 28:2 in Bible Translations

King James Bible (KJV)

Primary

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)Read Matthew 28:2 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Matthew 28:2 in DRB →

And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Matthew 28:2 in DBT →

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

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Matthew 28:2 in ERV →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Matthew 28:2 in WBT →

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.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Matthew 28:2 in 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Matthew 28:2 in 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,

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Matthew 28:2 in AKJV →

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 on it.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Matthew 28:2 in WNT →

But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it.

Read Matthew 28:2 in Other Translations

ASV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →