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Worrying About the Wrong Problem
The women were consumed with a practical problem: who would move the heavy stone? Commentators explain this shows their limited human perspective. They were worried about a physical obstacle, unaware that God had already performed the greatest miracle—the resurrection. This reminds us that our anxieties often focus on small problems while God is working on a much grander scale.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 16:3
Who shall roll us away the stone? (Τις αποκυλισε ημιν τον λιθον; ). Alone in Mark. The opposite of προσκυλιω in 15:46. In verse 4 …
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 16:3
19th Century
Bishop
And they said among themselves . . .—Literally, and they were saying to themselves. The words were on the point of rising to thei…
Charles Spurgeon
On Mark 16:3–4
19th Century
Preacher
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher? And when they looked, they saw that the stone …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 16:3
As the women walked to the tomb, their chief concern was with the heavy stone they knew had been rolled in front of the opening of the tomb (cf. 15…
John Calvin
On Mark 16:3
16th Century
Theologian
And they said among themselves. Mark alone expresses this doubt; but as the other Evangelists relate that the stone was rolled away by…
John Gill
On Mark 16:3
17th Century
Pastor
And they said among themselves
Either before they set out, or as they were going along:
who shall…
Matthew Henry
On Mark 16:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Nicodemus brought a large quantity of spices, but these good women did not think that was enough. The respect others show to Christ should not hind…