Matthew 28:5
And the angel answered, and said to the women: Be not ye afraid, for I know that ye seek Jesus who was crucified.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
4and from fear of him the keepers were astounded, and became as dead men.
6He is not here; for he is risen, as he predicted. Come ye, see the place where our Lord was laid.
Cross References
Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them: Be not afraid; but go, tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there they will see me.
Luke 1:12And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon him.
Luke 24:5And they were in fear, and bowed their faces to the ground. And the men said to them: Why seek ye 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 →