Mark 16:3 (KJV)

Passage

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

Nearby Context

Mark 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Mark 16:2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

Mark 16:3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

Mark 16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

Mark 16:5 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "themselves", "shall", "roll", "away", "stone", "door", and "sepulchre". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "themselves", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And very early in the morning the..." into verse 4's "And when they looked they saw that...", so "said" and "themselves" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "themselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.