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Matthew 28:7

What does Matthew 28:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 28:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 28:7 means

The angel commanded the women to act swiftly, urging them to tell Jesus' disciples that He had risen from the dead. Furthermore, the angel conveyed specific instructions: Jesus would go ahead of them into Galilee, where they would see Him. This specific meeting place, previously mentioned by Jesus, served as a divine appointment and a reaffirmation of His words. The angel's final statement, "lo, I have told you," underscored the certainty and divine authority of this crucial message.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he rose from the dead; and lo, he doth go before you to Galilee, there ye shall see him; lo, I have told you.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen. And behold he will go before you into Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And 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.

Context

This verse immediately follows the angel's announcement of Jesus' resurrection and the invitation to see the empty tomb. It serves as a direct commission to the women, turning them from mourners into the first evangelists. This instruction to go to Galilee sets up the eventual meeting between Jesus and His disciples, providing a roadmap for the ongoing narrative and underscoring the importance of bearing witness to the resurrection.

v.6He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

v.7This passage

v.8And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:6

    then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

  • Isaiah 44:8

    Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.

  • Matthew 26:32

    But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.

  • Matthew 28:10

    Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not: go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

  • John 16:4

    But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

  • Luke 24:9

    and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

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