Matthew · Literal Standard Version
Matthew 28 Literal Standard Version
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1 Now after [the] Sabbaths, it being dawn, toward the first [day] of the weeks, Mary the Magdalene came, and the other Mary, to see the grave,
1 Ὀψὲ δὲ σαββάτων, τῇ ἐπιφωσκούσῃ εἰς μίαν σαββάτων, ἦλθε Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη Μαρία θεωρῆσαι τὸν τάφον.
2 and behold, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the LORD, having come down out of Heaven, having come, rolled away the stone from the door, and was sitting on it,
2 καὶ ἰδοὺ σεισμὸς ἐγένετο μέγας· ἄγγελος γὰρ Κυρίου καταβὰς ἐξ οὐρανοῦ προσελθὼν ἀπεκύλισε τὸν λίθον ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας καὶ ἐκάθητο ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ.
3 and his countenance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow,
3 ἦν δὲ ἡ ἰδέα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀστραπὴ καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡσεὶ χιών.
4 and from the fear of him the keepers shook, and they became as dead men.
4 ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ φόβου αὐτοῦ ἐσείσθησαν οἱ τηροῦντες καὶ ἐγένοντο ὡσεὶ νεκροί.
5 And the messenger answering said to the women, “Do not fear, for I have known that you seek Jesus who has been crucified;
5 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπε ταῖς γυναιξί· μὴ φοβεῖσθε ὑμεῖς· οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι Ἰησοῦν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον ζητεῖτε·
6 He is not here, for He rose, as He said; come, see the place where the LORD was lying;
6 οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε· ἠγέρθη γὰρ καθὼς εἶπε. δεῦτε ἴδετε τὸν τόπον ὅπου ἔκειτο ὁ Κύριος.
7 and having gone quickly, say to His disciples that He rose from the dead; and behold, He goes before you to Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
7 καὶ ταχὺ πορευθεῖσαι εἴπατε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἰδοὺ προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν· ἐκεῖ αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε· ἰδοὺ εἶπον ὑμῖν.
8 And having gone forth quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to tell His disciples;
8 καὶ ἐξελθοῦσαι ταχὺ ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου μετὰ φόβου καὶ χαρᾶς μεγάλης ἔδραμον ἀπαγγεῖλαι τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ.
9 and as they were going to tell His disciples, then behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” And having come near, they laid hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.
9 [ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο ἀπαγγεῖλαι τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ,] καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἰησοῦς ἀπήντησεν αὐταῖς λέγων· χαίρετε. αἱ δὲ προσελθοῦσαι ἐκράτησαν αὐτοῦ τοὺς πόδας καὶ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ.
10 Then Jesus says to them, “Do not fear, go away, tell My brothers that they may go away to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
10 τότε λέγει αὐταῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μὴ φοβεῖσθε· ὑπάγετε ἀπαγγείλατε τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου ἵνα ἀπέλθωσιν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, κἀκεῖ με ὄψονται.
11 And while they are going on, behold, certain of the guard having come into the city, reported to the chief priests all the things that happened,
11 Πορευομένων δὲ αὐτῶν ἰδού τινες τῆς κουστωδίας ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀπήγγειλαν τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν ἅπαντα τὰ γενόμενα.
12 and having been gathered together with the elders, having also taken counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers,
12 καὶ συναχθέντες μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων συμβούλιόν τε λαβόντες ἀργύρια ἱκανὰ ἔδωκαν τοῖς στρατιώταις λέγοντες·
13 saying, “Say that His disciples having come by night, stole Him—we being asleep;
13 εἴπατε ὅτι οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς ἐλθόντες ἔκλεψαν αὐτὸν ἡμῶν κοιμωμένων.
14 and if this is heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.”
14 καὶ ἐὰν ἀκουσθῇ τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος, ἡμεῖς πείσομεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους ποιήσομεν.
15 And they, having received the money, did as they were taught, and this account was spread abroad among Jews until this day.
15 οἱ δὲ λαβόντες τὰ ἀργύρια ἐποίησαν ὡς ἐδιδάχθησαν. καὶ διεφημίσθη ὁ λόγος οὗτος παρὰ Ἰουδαίοις μέχρι τῆς σήμερον.
16 And the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus appointed them,
16 Οἱ δὲ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς.
17 and having seen Him, they worshiped Him, but some wavered.
17 καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν.
18 And having come near, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “All authority in Heaven and on earth was given to Me;
18 καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς.
19 having gone, then, disciple all the nations, immersing them into the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
19 πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος,
20 teaching them to observe all, whatever I commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days—until the full end of the age.”
20 διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Mark 16:1–8; John 20:1–10; Luke 23:56–24:10; Matthew 27:56; Luke 24:22
- 2 Mark 16:3–5; Luke 24:2–5; John 20:12–13; Acts 16:26; Matthew 27:51–53
- 3 Mark 9:3; Acts 1:10; Mark 16:5; John 20:12; Revelation 18:1
- 4 Revelation 1:17; Daniel 10:7; Matthew 27:65–66; Matthew 28:11; Acts 16:29
- 5 Hebrews 1:14; Revelation 1:17–18; Isaiah 41:10; Luke 24:5; Luke 1:30
- 6 Mark 16:6; Matthew 12:40; Luke 24:6–8; Matthew 16:21; Luke 24:23
- 7 Matthew 26:32; Luke 24:22–24; Matthew 28:10; John 16:4; Mark 16:7–8
- 8 Psalm 2:11; Mark 16:8; Luke 24:36–41; John 16:20; Ezra 3:12–13
- 9 Matthew 28:17; Matthew 14:33; John 20:14–17; John 20:28; Luke 24:52
- 10 Romans 8:29; John 20:17; Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:7; Matthew 14:27
- 11 Matthew 27:65–66; Matthew 28:4
- 12 Acts 4:5–22; Matthew 27:1–2; Matthew 26:3–4; Matthew 27:62–64; Acts 5:40
- 13 Matthew 26:64
- 14 Matthew 27:2; Acts 12:19
- 15 Matthew 27:8; 1 Timothy 6:10; Matthew 26:15
- 16 Matthew 26:32; Matthew 28:10; Matthew 28:7; Mark 16:14; Acts 1:13–26
- 17 Psalm 45:11; Matthew 28:9; Psalm 2:12; John 5:23; 1 Corinthians 15:6
- 18 John 3:35; 1 Peter 3:22; Matthew 11:27; Ephesians 1:20–22; Hebrews 2:8
- 19 Mark 16:15–16; Acts 2:38–39; Acts 1:8; Luke 24:47–48; Acts 19:3–5
- 20 Isaiah 41:10; Joshua 1:5; Acts 18:9–10; John 14:18–23; Psalm 46:7
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
For the sake of these soldiers that earthquake took place, in order to dismay them, and that the testimony might come from them, which accordingly was the result. For the report was thus free from suspicion, as proceeding from the guards themselves.
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