Matthew 28:5
Then the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified.
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In Context
4The guards were so afraid of him that they trembled and became like dead men.
6He is not here, for he is risen, just as he said. Come see the place where the Lord lay.
Cross References
Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
Luke 1:12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.
Luke 24:5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 28:2-11
The Resurrection. 1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not… Read the whole commentary →