And behold, there was a great earthquake; for (A)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone [a]from the door, and sat on it. (B)His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like (C)dead men.

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  1. Matthew 28:2 NU omits from the door

There was a violent earthquake,(A) for an angel(B) of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone(C) and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.(D) The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

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