Focused Passage

Matthew 28:1-10

The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

Matthew 28 moves from the sealed tomb to the opened tomb, from fear of the guards to comfort for the women, from angelic announcement to personal encounter with Jesus, from truthful witness to bribed falsehood, from the eleven in Galilee to universal mission, and from Jesus’ resurrection to his continuing presence with his disciple-making church.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

2Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.

7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

10“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAfterὈψὲG3796Preposition[the] SabbathσαββάτωνG4521Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularat dawnἐπιφωσκούσῃG2020Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine SingularonεἰςG1519Preposition[the] first [day]μίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularof [the] weekσαββάτωνG4521Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralMaryΜαριὰμG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularMagdaleneΜαγδαληνὴG3094Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularotherἄλληG243Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularMaryΜαρίαG3137Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwentἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto seeθεωρῆσαιG2334Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartombτάφονG5028Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally Now after the Sabbaths, it being dawn toward the first of the Sabbaths,
Verse 2

Original words

vvvΚαὶG2532ConjunctionSuddenlyἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularthere wasἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singulara greatμέγαςG3173Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularearthquakeσεισμὸςG4578Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforγὰρG1063Conjunctionan angelἄγγελοςG32Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulardescendedκαταβὰςG2597Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἐξG1537PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction-προσελθὼνG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularrolled awayἀπεκύλισενG617Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularstoneλίθονG3037Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsatἐκάθητοG2521Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularonἐπάνωG1883PrepositionitαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 3

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularappearanceεἰδέαG2397Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeὡςG5613AdverblightningἀστραπὴG796Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularclothes [were]ἔνδυμαG1742Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularwhiteλευκὸνG3022Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularasὡςG5613AdverbsnowχιώνG5510Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralguardsτηροῦντεςG5083Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltrembledἐσείσθησανG4579Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralinἀπὸG575Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularfearφόβουG5401Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularof himαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbecameἐγενήθησανG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PlurallikeὡςG5613Adverbdead [men]νεκροίG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 5

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularangelἄγγελοςG32Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto theταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralwomenγυναιξίνG1135Noun - Dative Feminine Plural{Do} notΜὴG3361Adverbbe afraidφοβεῖσθεG5399Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralforγὰρG1063ConjunctionI knowοἶδαG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralare looking forζητεῖτεG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhoτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularwas crucifiedἐσταυρωμένονG4717Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

He isἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbhereὧδεG5602Adverb-γὰρG1063ConjunctionHe has risenἠγέρθηG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularjust asκαθὼςG2531AdverbHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularComeδεῦτεG1205Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person PluralseeἴδετεG3708Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularplaceτόπονG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhereὅπουG3699AdverbHe layἔκειτοG2749Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR where the Lord lay
Verse 7

Original words

ThenκαὶG2532ConjunctiongoπορευθεῖσαιG4198Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine PluralquicklyταχὺG5035Adverb[and] tellεἴπατεG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe has risenἨγέρθηG1453Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraldeadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularis going ahead ofπροάγειG4254Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularThereἐκεῖG1563Adverbyou will seeὄψεσθεG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularSeeἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularI have toldεἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 8

Original words

SoΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthey hurried awayἀπελθοῦσαιG565Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural. . .ταχὺG5035AdverbfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulartombμνημείουG3419Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularinμετὰG3326PrepositionfearφόβουG5401Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongreatμεγάληςG3173Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularjoyχαρᾶςG5479Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[and] ranἔδραμονG5143Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto tellἀπαγγεῖλαιG518Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 9

Original words

SuddenlyκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularmetὑπήντησενG5221Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐταῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural[and] saidλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularGreetingsΧαίρετεG5463Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-δὲG1161Conjunction-αἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralThey came to [Him]προσελθοῦσαιG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluralgraspedἐκράτησανG2902Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionworshipedπροσεκύνησανG4352Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR They were going to tell His disciples, and suddenly
Verse 10

Original words

{Do} notΜὴG3361Adverbbe afraidφοβεῖσθεG5399Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural-τότεG5119AdverbsaidλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-αὐταῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person PluralGoὑπάγετεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[and] tellἀπαγγείλατεG518Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοῖςG80Noun - Dative Masculine PluraltoἵναG2443ConjunctiongoἀπέλθωσινG565Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularGalileeΓαλιλαίανG1056Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularThereκἀκεῖG2546Conjunctionthey will seeὄψονταιG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

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