Mark 16:5

Verse

When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

American Standard Version (1901)

And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed.

Bible in Basic English

And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

Free Bible Version

When they went into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a long white robe. They became very frightened.

Geneva Bible 1599

So they went into the sepulchre, and saw a yong man sitting at the right side, clothed in a long white robe: and they were sore troubled.

King James (Authorized) Version

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

One Unity Resource Bible

Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed.

Plain English Version

Then they walked into the cave, and they saw a young man sitting there on the right-hand side, wearing really white clothes. They got a big surprise.

Translation for Translators

They entered the tomb and saw an angel who looked like a young man. He was sitting at the right side of the cave. He was wearing a shining white robe. As a result, they were astonished.

Unlocked Literal Bible

They entered the tomb and saw a young man dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

Noah Webster Bible

And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were frightened.

World English Bible

Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.

Young's Literal Translation

and having entered into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right hand, arrayed in a long white robe, and they were amazed.

Context

The Resurrection

⁴But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.⁵When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.⁶But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

Summary

This verse describes the scene at Jesus' tomb after His resurrection, where the women who came to anoint His body were greeted by an angel who told them that Jesus had risen. The angel's message of Jesus' resurrection brought astonishment and fear to the women, highlighting the miraculous nature of this event. It serves as a pivotal moment in the Gospel narrative, signifying the fulfillment of Jesus' promise to rise from the dead. The women's encounter with the angel underscores the importance of bearing witness to the resurrection, laying the foundation for the proclamation of the Good News.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man--In Mat 28:2 he is called "the angel of the Lord"; but here he is described as he appeared to the eye, in the bloom of a life that knows no decay. In Matthew he is represented as sitting on the stone outside the sepulchre; but since even there he says, "Come, see the place where the Lord lay" (Mat 28:6), he seems, as ALFORD says, to have gone in with them from without; only awaiting their arrival to accompany them into the hallowed spot, and instruct them about it. sitting on the right side--having respect to the position in which His Lord had lain there. This trait is peculiar to Mark; but compare Luk 1:11. clothed in a long white garment--On its length, see Isa 6:1; and on its whiteness, see on Mat 28:3. and they were affrighted.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And entering into the sepulchre,.... For the sepulchres of the Jews were made so large, that persons might go into them: the rule for making them is this (k); "he that sells ground to his neighbour to make a burying place, or that receives of his neighbour to make a burying place, must make the inside of the cave four cubits by six, and open in it eight graves; three here, and three there, and two over against them: and the graves must be four cubits long, and seven high, and six broad. R. Simeon says, he must take the inside of the cave six cubits by eight, and open within thirteen graves: four here, and four there, and three over against them; and one on the right hand of the door, and one on the left; and he must make, "a court", at the mouth of the cave, six by six, according to the bier, and those that bury; and he must open in the midst of it two caves, one here and another there. R. Simeon says, four at the four sides; R. Simeon ben Gamaliel says, all is according to the nature of the rock.'' Now it was in the court that the women entered, where the bier was to be put down by the bearers; and where they could look into the sepulchre, and the several caves and graves in it, and what were in them. So Maimonides says (l), "they dig caves in the earth, and make a grave on, the side of the cave, and bury in; it.'' And there being a door into one of these caves, persons might enter in, and see where the graves were, and the bodies lay. They saw a young man; an angel; as angels used to appear in the form of men: nor is this any contradiction to John's account, who says there were two angels, one at the head, and another at the feet, Joh 20:12; since Mark does not say there was no more than one; besides, John relates what Mary Magdalene saw, when alone, and Mark what all the women saw: sitting on the right side; from whence we learn, on what side of the door of the sepulchre Christ was laid, according to the above description of one: clothed long white garment: See Gill on Mat 28:3; which was as white as snow: and they were affrighted; at the sight of him; not expecting such a vision, but to have seen, the body of their Lord. (k) Misn. Bava Bathra, c. 6. sect. 8. (l) Maimon. Hilch. Ebel, c. 4. sect. 4.