MARK 16:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So they went on into the burial chamber and were totally stunned to find a young man dressed in white, sitting in there on the side.

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

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

UST Then, the three women walked into the grave, where they saw a young man. He was wearing a white robe and was sitting down to their right. What they saw startled them!

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

BLB And having entered into the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe, sitting on the right; and they were greatly amazed.

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

OEB Going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on their right, in a white robe, and they were dismayed; but he said to them,

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

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

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

TCNT As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white robe, and they were alarmed.

T4T 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.

LEB And as they[fn] were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

16:5 *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“going”) which is understood as temporal

BBE 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.

Moff and on entering the tomb they saw a youth sitting on the right dressed in a white robe. They were bewildered,

Wymth Upon entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at their right hand, clothed in a long white robe. They were astonished and terrified.

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

DRA And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe: and they were astonished.

YLT 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.

Drby And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right, clothed in a white robe, and they were amazed and alarmed;

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

SLT And having come to the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, being encompassed with a white robe; and they were terrified.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And entering into the sepulchre/tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were frightened. )

KJB-1611 And entring into the sepulchre, they sawe a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment, and they were affrighted.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And they went into the sepulchre, and sawe a young man syttyng on the ryght syde, clothed in a long whyte garment, and they were amased.
(And they went into the sepulchre/tomb, and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment, and they were amazed.)

Gnva 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.
(So they went into the sepulchre/tomb, and saw a young man sitting at the right side, clothed in a long white robe: and they were sore troubled. )

Cvdl And they wente in to the sepulcre, and on the right hande they sawe a yonge man syttinge, which had a longe whyte garmet vpon him, and they were abasshed.
(And they went in to the sepulchre/tomb, and on the right hand they saw a young man sitting, which had a long white garment upon him, and they were abashed/embarrassed.)

TNT And they went into the sepulcre and sawe a yonge man syttinge on the ryght syde cloothed in a longe whyte garmet and they were abasshed.
(And they went into the sepulchre/tomb and saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a long white garment and they were abashed/embarrassed. )

Wycl And thei yeden in to the sepulcre, and sayn a yonglyng, hilide with a white stole, sittynge `at the riythalf; and thei weren afeerd.
(And they went in to the sepulchre/tomb, and saw a youth, helde with a white stole, sitting at the right hand; and they were afraid.)

Luth Und sie gingen hinein in das Grab und sahen einen Jüngling zur rechten Hand sitzen, der hatte ein lang weiß Kleid an. Und sie entsetzten sich.
(And they/she/them went into/inside in the grave and saw a youth(n) to/for right hand sit, the/of_the had a long white garment at/to. And they/she/them horrified itself/yourself/themselves.)

ClVg Et introëuntes in monumentum viderunt juvenem sedentem in dextris, coopertum stola candida, et obstupuerunt.[fn]
(And entering in/into/on monument they_saw young_man sitting in/into/on on_the_right, covered robe/gown white, and they_were_astonished. )

16.5 Juvenem. HIER. Non senem, non infantem, sed jucundum ætate, ut dicitur: Lætare, juvenis, in adolescentia tua Eccle. 11., quæ non est hic vera dum senio mista. BEDA. Mulieres angelos vident quæ cum aromatibus venerunt, quia illæ mentes supernos cives aspiciunt, quæ cum virtutibus ad Deum per sancta desideria veniunt. Sedentem in dexteris. BEDA. Ad meridianam partem loci illius, ubi positum fuerat, etc., usque ad intrantes in monumentum duos angelos ibi stantes invenerunt. GREG. Per sinistram vita præsens, per dexteram vita æterna, etc., usque ad et ad angelorum numerum restituens cœlestis patriæ damna reparavit.

16.5 Yuvenem. HIER. Not/No old_man, not/no infantem, but delightful age, as it_is_said: Lætare, yuvenis, in/into/on adolescence your Eccle. 11., which not/no it_is this/here true while senio mista. BEDA. Womans messenger/angels they_see which when/with spices they_came, because those minds supernos citizen aspiciunt, which when/with virtues to God through holy desires they_come. Sedentem in/into/on rightis. BEDA. To south part loci of_that, where placed had_been, etc., until to enterings in/into/on monument two messenger/angels there standing they_found. GREG. Per left_side life present, through right_hand life eternal, etc., until to and to of_messengers/angels the_number restituens heavenly homeland damna reparavit.

UGNT καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν.
(kai eiselthousai eis to mnaʸmeion, eidon neaniskon kathaʸmenon en tois dexiois, peribeblaʸmenon stolaʸn leukaʸn, kai exethambaʸthaʸsan.)

SBL-GNT καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν, καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν.
(kai eiselthousai eis to mnaʸmeion eidon neaniskon kathaʸmenon en tois dexiois peribeblaʸmenon stolaʸn leukaʸn, kai exethambaʸthaʸsan.)

RP-GNT Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν· καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν.
(Kai eiselthousai eis to mnaʸmeion, eidon neaniskon kathaʸmenon en tois dexiois, peribeblaʸmenon stolaʸn leukaʸn; kai exethambaʸthaʸsan.)

TC-GNT Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσαι εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον, εἶδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς, περιβεβλημένον στολὴν λευκήν· καὶ ἐξεθαμβήθησαν.
(Kai eiselthousai eis to mnaʸmeion, eidon neaniskon kathaʸmenon en tois dexiois, peribeblaʸmenon stolaʸn leukaʸn; kai exethambaʸthaʸsan. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:1–8: Jesus rose from the dead

In this section, Mark wrote about what happened when Jesus rose from the dead. He rose just as he had told his disciples that he would.

When the Sabbath was over, some women who knew Jesus bought spices. They planned to bring them to Jesus’ tomb early the next morning to anoint his body. When they arrived at the tomb, they saw that someone had rolled the large stone away from the entrance. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting inside the tomb. He told them that Jesus was not there. He was alive again! Then the women became afraid and ran from the tomb.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus Comes Back to Life (GW)

The Resurrection of Jesus (NRSV)

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 28:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; and John 20:1–12, 20:15.

Paragraph 16:5

In this paragraph, the women arrived at the tomb and entered it. Inside, they met a young man dressed in a white robe.

16:5a

When they entered the tomb,

¶ When they stepped into the tomb,
¶ When the women arrived at the tomb and went inside,

When they entered the tomb: The women arrived at the tomb and went into it. In some languages it may be helpful to mention that they arrived. For example:

When the women came to the tomb, they entered it…

they: The pronoun they refers to the women whose names were mentioned in 16:1.

entered the tomb: The women entered the tomb in the same way people enter a small room. They were not going down into a hole. John 20:5 mentions that it was necessary to stoop to enter the tomb. This was because the opening to the tomb was probably about one meter square.

tomb: See how you translated tomb in 16:2b and 16:3b.

16:5b

they saw a young man dressed in a white robe

they saw a young man wearing a long white robe,
they saw a young man. He was dressed in a white robe (GW)

they saw a young man: The women saw someone who appeared to be a young man. Use a general term that refers to a man who is old enough to marry.

Most Bible scholars say that the young man was one of the angels that Matthew and Luke mentioned in their accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. Mark did not say that the young man was an angel, so you should not specify that in the text here. You may want to include a footnote that explains the differences between Mark and the other two gospel accounts. For example:

This young man was an angel sent from God. See Matthew 28:2 and Luke 24:4.

Matthew 28:2 and Luke 24:4 describe this person as an angel sent from God. This angel looked like a young man, so that was how Mark described him.

dressed in a white robe: The young man was wearing a white robe. Use a general term for a long outer garment. See how you translated robe in 12:38c, where the same Greek word is used.

16:5c

sitting on the right side,

who was sitting inside on their right.
and sat on the right side. (GW)

sitting on the right side: The young man was sitting to the right of the women as they entered the tomb. You may need to make it clear that he was sitting inside the tomb. The text does not say what he was sitting on. If the verb sitting in your language requires that you say what he was sitting on, you could use a more general verb here. For example:

waiting there on their right side

16:5d

and they were alarmed.

The women were very afraid.
They were amazed and terrified.