They entered in, and didn’t find the Lord Jesus’ body.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
- BSB but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
- NKJV Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
- NASB but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
- NLT So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus.
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Cross-references · 3
- Luke 24:23and when they didn’t find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
- John 20:6–7Then Simon Peter came, following him, and entered into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying,
- Matt 16:5The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
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