Questions written for this verse
No account needed.
Who is the woman named in the verse?
Where was Mary positioned when the scene opens?
Fill in the blank with what Mary was doing: 'But Mary was outside the burial place, ____.'
But Mary was outside the burial place, ____.
True or False: In the formal reconstruction, Mary's crying is mentioned before her location.
Put the events in the order they are presented.
Mary stays outside and keeps crying. What does that kind of lingering grief bring to mind for you?
Even while crying, Mary bends down and looks inside. When pain and searching meet in your life, what do you tend to do?
Which response best matches Mary's posture in the verse?
Name one concrete way you will be present with a grieving person this week, instead of rushing past their pain.
Reflection questions have no right answer — they count once you have written a response.