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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 Then 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.”

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

9 Suddenly 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

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction After Ὀψὲ G3796 Preposition [the] Sabbath σαββάτων G4521 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular at dawn ἐπιφωσκούσῃ G2020 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular on εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] first [day] μίαν G1520 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular of [the] week σαββάτων G4521 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Mary Μαριὰμ G3137 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Magdalene Μαγδαληνὴ G3094 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular other ἄλλη G243 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Mary Μαρία G3137 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular went ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to see θεωρῆσαι G2334 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular tomb τάφον G5028 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

vvv Καὶ G2532 Conjunction Suddenly ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular there was ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular a great μέγας G3173 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular earthquake σεισμὸς G4578 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction an angel ἄγγελος G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular descended καταβὰς G2597 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular from ἐξ G1537 Preposition heaven οὐρανοῦ G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction - προσελθὼν G4334 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular rolled away ἀπεκύλισεν G617 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular stone λίθον G3037 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sat ἐκάθητο G2521 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπάνω G1883 Preposition it αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 3

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular appearance εἰδέα G2397 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular like ὡς G5613 Adverb lightning ἀστραπὴ G796 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular clothes [were] ἔνδυμα G1742 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular white λευκὸν G3022 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb snow χιών G5510 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural guards τηροῦντες G5083 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural trembled ἐσείσθησαν G4579 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural in ἀπὸ G575 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular fear φόβου G5401 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular of him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction became ἐγενήθησαν G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural like ὡς G5613 Adverb dead [men] νεκροί G3498 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 5

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular angel ἄγγελος G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv Ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural women γυναιξίν G1135 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural {Do} not Μὴ G3361 Adverb be afraid φοβεῖσθε G5399 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction I know οἶδα G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction you ὑμεῖς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural are looking for ζητεῖτε G2212 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Jesus Ἰησοῦν G2424 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular who τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular was crucified ἐσταυρωμένον G4717 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

He is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb here ὧδε G5602 Adverb - γὰρ G1063 Conjunction He has risen ἠγέρθη G1453 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular just as καθὼς G2531 Adverb He said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Come δεῦτε G1205 Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural see ἴδετε G3708 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular place τόπον G5117 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular where ὅπου G3699 Adverb He lay ἔκειτο G2749 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR where the Lord lay
Verse 7

Original words

Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction go πορευθεῖσαι G4198 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural quickly ταχὺ G5035 Adverb [and] tell εἴπατε G2036 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταῖς G3101 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction He has risen Ἠγέρθη G1453 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular is going ahead of προάγει G4254 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural into εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Galilee Γαλιλαίαν G1056 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular There ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb you will see ὄψεσθε G3708 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular See ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular I have told εἶπον G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 8

Original words

So Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they hurried away ἀπελθοῦσαι G565 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural . . . ταχὺ G5035 Adverb from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular tomb μνημείου G3419 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular in μετὰ G3326 Preposition fear φόβου G5401 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction great μεγάλης G3173 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular joy χαρᾶς G5479 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular [and] ran ἔδραμον G5143 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to tell ἀπαγγεῖλαι G518 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταῖς G3101 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 9

Original words

Suddenly καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular met ὑπήντησεν G5221 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐταῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural [and] said λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Greetings Χαίρετε G5463 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural They came to [Him] προσελθοῦσαι G4334 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural grasped ἐκράτησαν G2902 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural feet πόδας G4228 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction worshiped προσεκύνησαν G4352 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / 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} not Μὴ G3361 Adverb be afraid φοβεῖσθε G5399 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural - τότε G5119 Adverb said λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - αὐταῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural Go ὑπάγετε G5217 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural [and] tell ἀπαγγείλατε G518 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφοῖς G80 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural to ἵνα G2443 Conjunction go ἀπέλθωσιν G565 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Galilee Γαλιλαίαν G1056 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular There κἀκεῖ G2546 Conjunction they will see ὄψονται G3708 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

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