Matthew 28:4
And for fear of him the keepers trembled and became as dead men .
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
In Context
3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.
Cross References
Psalms 48:6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Matthew 27:65Pilate said to them, Ye have a watch: go, make it as secure as ye can.
Acts 9:3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined around him a light from heaven:
Revelation 1:17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying to me, 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 →