Matthew 28:8

Matthew 28:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
• New International Version (NIV)So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

Context of Matthew 28:8

6He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7And go quickly and say to his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and behold, he goes before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him. Behold, I have told you. And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word. 9And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage. 10Then Jesus says to them, Fear not; go, bring word to my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there they shall see me.

Matthew 28:8 word by word

Καὶ ἀπελθοῦσαι ταχὺ ἀπὸ τοῦ μνημείου μετὰ φόβου καὶ χαρᾶς μεγάλης ἔδραμον ἀπαγγεῖλαι τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• goingἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• quicklyταχύtachu · quicklyG5035
• tombμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• ranτρέχωtrechō · to runG5143
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• wordἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518

Cross-references for Matthew 28:8

• Ezra 3:12But many of the priests and Levites and chief fathers, the ancient men that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, [when] the foundation of this house was laid in their sight; and many shouted aloud for joy.
• Psalms 2:11Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
• Mark 16:8And they went out, and fled from the sepulchre. And trembling and excessive amazement possessed them, and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.
• Luke 24:36And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace [be] unto you.
• John 16:20Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.
• John 20:20And having said this, he shewed to them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, having seen the Lord.

Commentaries on Matthew 28:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They departed quickly from the sepulchre - At the desire of the angel they went into the tomb, to have the fullest certainty of the resurrection. Fear and great joy - Fear, produced by the appearance of this glorious messenger of God; and great joy occasioned by the glad tidings of the resurrection of their Lord and Master. At the mention of unexpected good news, fear and joy are generally intermingled. - Vix sum apud me, ita animus commotus est metu…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And they departed quickly - Joyful at the “news,” and wishing to impart it to all, they fled to find the disciples, and to tell them that the Lord was risen. With fear and great joy - Fear because of: 1.the wonderful scenes which they had witnessed the stone rolled away, and the presence of an angel; 2.aconfused state of mind, apprehensive, perhaps, that it might not, after all, be true. The news was too good to be credited at once, yet they had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The four gospels each emphasize different aspects of the empty tomb and resurrection appearances. Matthew focuses on three things: the reunion of Jesus and his disciples in Galilee, the Jewish leaders' attempt to discredit the resurrection, and the importance of the ressurection for the salvation of the world.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. And they departed quickly--Mark (Mr 16:8) says "they fled." from the sepulchre with fear and great joy--How natural this combination of feelings! See on a similar statement of Mr 16:11. and did run to bring his disciples word--"Neither said they anything to any man [by the way]; for they were afraid" (Mr 16:8). Appearance to the Women (Mt 28:9, 10). This appearance is recorded only by Matthew.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 28:8

• Fear of God
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Love
• Mary

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Matthew 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings