Matthew 28:4
And with fear of him they who were watching were shaken, and became as the dead.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
In Context
3His aspect was like lightning, and his raiment was white as the snow.
Cross References
Matthew 27:65Pilatos saith to them, Ye have guards; go, watch diligently, as ye know how.
Acts 9:3And as he went and began to come nigh to Darmsuk, suddenly there shone forth upon him a light from heaven;
Revelation 1:17And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid upon me his right hand, saying, Fear not: I am the First and the Last;
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 →