Mark 16:3 (WEB)

Passage

They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”

Nearby Context

Mark 16:1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Mark 16:2 Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

Mark 16:3 They were saying among themselves, “Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?”

Mark 16:4 for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.

Mark 16:5 Entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were amazed.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Very early on the first day of..." into verse 4's "for it was very big Looking up...", so "saying" 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 "saying" and "themselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.