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Andκαὶwhen they sawἰδόντεςhim,αὐτὸνthey bowed down before him;προσεκύνησανbutδὲsomeοἱdoubted.ἐδίστασαν
Matthew 28:17
Study it in the app“And when they saw him, they bowed down before him; but some doubted.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 28:17, word by word
- when they sawἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- they bowed down before himπροσεκύνησανprosekynēsan
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone.
Where else “prosekynēsan” appears- doubtedἐδίστασανedistasan
doubt
Doubt, waver, hesitate.
Where else “edistasan” appears
Translation note
“Some doubted” can refer to some of the eleven or to others who were with them.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The final commission
The commissions are similar but given in different places; the ending of Mark is not in the oldest manuscripts.
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Matthew 28:16-20
16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. 17And when they saw him, they bowed down before him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19So go and make disciples of all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to keep all things that I have commanded you. And look, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age.”
15And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. 16The one who believes and is immersed will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18they will pick up snakes; and if they drink anything deadly, it will never harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.” 19So the Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20And they went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message through the signs that accompanied it.
44And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45Then he opened their mind to understand the Scriptures. 46And he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Messiah should suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47and that change of mind and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49And look, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” 50And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. 51And it happened, while he was blessing them, that he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52And they, having bowed down before him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53and they were continually in the temple, blessing God.
The context
16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.
17 · This verse (above)
18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
To study Matthew 28 in a group
1. What it says
What did the angel tell the women at the tomb, and what did Jesus say when they met him (vv. 5–10)?
2. What it means
What task and what promise does Jesus give the eleven at the end of the book (vv. 18–20)?
3. How I live it
Jesus promises, “I am with you all the days” (v. 20). How does remembering that promise change your day?