Matthew 28:4
For fear of him the guards trembled violently, and became like dead men.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
In Context
3His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.
Cross References
Matthew 27:65"You can have a guard," said Pilate: "go and make all safe, as best you can."
Acts 9:3But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven;
Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if I were dead. But He laid His right hand upon me and said, "Do not be afraid: I am the First and the Last, and the ever-living One.
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 →