Matthew 28:1–8
The women reach the tomb, and an angel tells them he is not here: he has risen
Study it word by word1Now after the Sabbath, as it was dawning toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the grave.
2And look, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and was sitting on it.
3And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
4And for fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.
5But the angel answered the women, “Do not be afraid, you, for I know that you are seeking Jesus, who has been crucified.
6He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.
7And go quickly and tell his disciples that ‘He has been raised from the dead, and look, he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Look, I have told you.”
8And going away quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples.
In its context
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9And look, Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings.” And they came up and took hold of his feet and bowed down before him.
10Then Jesus says to them, “Do not be afraid; go, tell my brothers to go away to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
Its words in the original
- ὈψὲOpse· late, after
Late, in the evening; after.
- σαββάτωνsabbatōn· Sabbath
Sabbath: the seventh day, a day of rest set apart for God; also the week.
- ἐπιφωσκούσῃepiphōskousēi· dawn, begin
Dawn, begin to grow light; of a day, begin.
- μίανmian· one
One.
- ἦλθενēlthen· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- ΜαριὰμMariam· Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
- ΜαγδαληνὴMagdalēnē· Magdalene
Magdalene: from Magdala, a town beside the Sea of Galilee.
- ἄλληallē· other, another
Other, another.
- θεωρῆσαιtheōrēsai· see, watch
Look at, watch, observe.
- τάφονtaphon· tomb
Tomb, grave.
- σεισμὸςseismos· earthquake
Shaking: an earthquake; also a violent storm.
- ἐγένετοegeneto· become, happen
Become, happen, come about; be born.
- μέγαςmegas· great
Great, large.
- ἄγγελοςangelos· messenger, angel
Messenger. When sent from heaven, an angel.
- κυρίουkyriou· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- καταβὰςkatabas· go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
- οὐρανοῦouranou· heaven, sky
Heaven: the sky and, above all, the place of God. "The heavens" is sometimes a respectful way of saying "God".
- προσελθὼνproselthōn· come to, approach
Come up to, approach someone.
- ἀπεκύλισεapekylise· roll away
Roll away a stone.
- λίθονlithon· stone
Stone.
- ἐκάθητοekathēto· sit
Be sitting; dwell.
- ἐπάνωepanō· above
Above, over.
- ἦνēn· be
Be, exist.
- εἰδέαeidea· appearance
Appearance, look.
- ἀστραπὴastrapē· lightning
Lightning; also a bright shining.
- ἔνδυμαendyma· clothing, garment
Clothing, garment, what one wears.
- λευκὸνleukon· white
White.
- χιώνchiōn· snow
Snow.
- φόβουphobou· fear
Fear; also reverent respect.
- ἐσείσθησανeseisthēsan· shake
Shake, stir; of a city, be stirred up.
- τηροῦντεςtērountes· keep
Keep, obey; also guard, preserve.
- νεκροίnekroi· dead
Dead.
- ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis· answer
Answer, reply; speak up.
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- γυναιξίνgynaixin· woman, wife
Woman; with a possessive, wife.
- φοβεῖσθεphobeisthe· fear, be afraid
Fear, be afraid; also show reverent respect.
- οἶδαoida· know
Know, understand; also see.
- ἸησοῦνIēsoun· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- ἐσταυρωμένονestaurōmenon· crucify
Crucify: nail or tie to a cross.
- ζητεῖτεzēteite· seek
Look for, seek; try to.
- ἠγέρθηēgerthē· raise
Raise, wake up; get up; raise from the dead.
- δεῦτεdeute· come
Come! let's go!
- ἴδετεidete· see
See, look; notice.
- τόπονtopon· place
Place.
- ὅπουhopou· where
Where, wherever.
- ἔκειτοekeito· lie, be laid
Be laid, lie, be lying down.
- ταχὺtachy· quickly
Quickly, soon.
- πορευθεῖσαιporeutheisai· go
Go, set out; also live, walk in a way of life.
- μαθηταῖςmathētais· disciple
Disciple: someone who learns from a teacher and follows him in order to live as he does.
- προάγειproagei· go ahead
To go ahead, to lead.
- ΓαλιλαίανGalilaian· Galilee
Galilee, the northern region of the land of Israel, beside the Lake of Gennesaret.
- ἀπελθοῦσαιapelthousai· go away
Go away, leave.
- μνημείουmnēmeiou· tomb
Tomb, grave.
- χαρᾶςcharas· joy
Joy, gladness.
- ἔδραμονedramon· run
Run.
- ἀπαγγεῖλαιapangeilai· report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.