## translationWords

* [[en:tw:angel]]
* [[en:tw:heaven]]
* [[en:tw:lordgod]]
* [[en:tw:marymagdalene]]
* [[en:tw:sabbath]]
* [[en:tw:tomb]]

## translationNotes

* This begins the account of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
* **Now late on the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week** - "After the Sabbath ended, as the sun came up on Sunday morning"
* **the other Mary** - "the other woman named Mary," Mary the mother of James and Joseph ([[:en:bible:notes:mat:27:54]])
* **Behold** - The writer is telling the reader that something surprising is about to happen. Your language may have a way of doing this.
* **there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended ... and rolled away the stone** - Possible meanings: 1) the earthquake happened because the angel came down and rolled away the stone (ULB) or 2) all these events happened at the same time (UDB).
* **earthquake ** - a sudden and violent shaking of the ground