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Matthew 28:3–5

pHis appearance was like lightning, and qhis clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and rbecame like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

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Matthew 28:3–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

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

Matthew 28:3–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.

Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.

But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

He was shining as bright as lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The soldiers guarding the tomb shook with fear because of the angel, and they became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who hath been crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And his look was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became as dead men. And the angel answering said to the women, Fear not ye, for I know that ye seek Jesus the crucified one.

Matthew 28:3–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He was as bright as lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow. The guards were so deathly afraid of him that they shook. 

The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid! I know you’re looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

His appearance was like lightning, and his robe was as white as snow. The guards were so shaken from fear of him that they became like dead men.

But the angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. And the guards trembled from the fear of him and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

His body shone like lightning. His clothes were as white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.


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