^28:1Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. ^28:2Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord¹ descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. ^28:3His² appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. ^28:4The³ guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him. ^28:5But the angel said⁴ to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know⁵ that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.⁶^28:6He is not here, for he has been raised,⁷ just as he said. Come and see the place where he⁸ was lying. ^28:7Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He⁹ is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!” ^28:8So¹⁰ they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ^28:9But¹¹ Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They¹² came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him. ^28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

The Guards’ Report

^28:11While¹³ they were going, some¹⁴ of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. ^28:12After¹⁵ they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, ^28:13telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body¹⁶ while we were asleep.’ ^28:14If¹⁷ this matter is heard before the governor,¹⁸ we will satisfy him¹⁹ and keep you out of trouble.”²⁰^28:15So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.²¹

Read in Logos

Matthew 28:6: He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

Footnotes

1 Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in .
2 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
3 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
4 Grk “But answering, the angel said.” This is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
5 Grk “for I know.”
6 See the note on crucified in .
7 The verb here is passive (ἠγέρθη, ēgerthē). This “divine passive” (see ) points to the fact that Jesus was raised by God.
8 Expansions on the text, especially when the Lord is the subject, are a common scribal activity. In this instance, since the subject is embedded in the verb, three major variants have emerged to make the subject explicit: ὁ κύριος (ho kurios, “the Lord”; A C D L W 0148 f1, 13 𝔐 lat), τὸ σῶμα τοῦ κυρίου (to sōma tou kuriou, “the body of the Lord”; 1424 ), and ὁ Ἰησοῦς (ho Iēsous, “Jesus”; Φ). The reading with no explicit subject, however, is superior on both internal and external grounds, being supported by א B Θ 33 892* co.
9 Grk “And behold he.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
10 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s instructions to tell the disciples.
11 Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate that the return of the women from the tomb was interrupted by this appearance of Jesus. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
12 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
13 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
14 Grk “behold, some of the guard.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis ( 1).
15 Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
16 Grk “him.”
17 Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
18 Here ἐπί (epi) followed by the genitive = “before,” especially in the language of lawsuits ( 3).
19 αὐτόν (auton, “him”) is found after πείσομεν (peisomen, “we will satisfy”) in the majority of witnesses, though it seems to be motivated by a need for clarification and cannot therefore easily explain the rise of the shorter reading (which is found in א B Θ 33 ). Nevertheless, English style requires the pronoun. includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
20 Grk “and you will not have to be worried” = “we will keep you out of trouble.”
21 The word ἡμέρας (hēmeras, “day”) is found after σήμερον (sēmeron, “today, this [day]”) in some early and important witnesses (B D L Θ lat), but may be a clarifying (or perhaps redundant) note. The shorter reading (found in א A W 0148vid f1, 13 33 𝔐) is thus preferred. includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.