Matthew 28:8 · Darby Translation
Matthew 28:8 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 28:8 in Other Translations
| KJV | And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. |
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| WEB | They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word. |
| ASV | And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word. |
| YLT | And having gone forth quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to tell to his disciples; |
| WBT | And they departed quickly from the sepulcher, with fear and great joy; and ran to bring word to his disciples. |
| DBY | And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word. |
Commentary on Matthew 28:8
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 28:8
And they departed quickly--Mark (Mar 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 Mar 16:11.
and did run to bring his disciples word--"Neither said they anything to any man [by the way]; for they were afraid" (Mar 16:8).
Appearance to the Women (Mat 28:9-10).
This appearance is recorded only by Matthew.
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Questions about Matthew 28:8
What does Matthew 28:8 say?
Matthew 28:8 in the Darby Translation reads: “And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 28, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 28:8 found in the Bible?
Matthew 28:8 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 28, verse 8, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 28:8 shown in?
This is the Darby Translation (DBY), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Matthew 28:8 in the table on this page.
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre,.... Or "they went out from it", as it may be rendered, and as it is in Mar 16:8, which shows, that they went into the sepulchre upon the invitation of the angel, and saw the place where the Lord lay; and here it was the angel gave them their instructions, and errand to the disciples; which as soon as they received, they quitted the sepulchre in all haste, partly in obedience to the angel's orders, and partly through surprise and fear; for Mark says, "they fled from the sepulchre", Mar 16:8, as persons terrified and affrighted: and it is added here,
with fear and great joy: a mixture of both these; with fear and dread, because of the vision they had seen, and with joy at the news of Christ's resurrection; and yet in this their faith might not be so confirmed, as to have no doubt about it: they might fear the body was taken away, and removed to some other place, and that this they had seen might be a deception and a delusion. However, between both joy and fear, they set out,
and did run to bring his disciples word; as Mary Magdalene ran to Peter, Joh 20:2, nor is running unusual for women, or unbecoming them on certain occasions; see Gen 24:20. Their fright, as well as their joy, and their regard to the angel's order, might cause them to run, and make the quicker dispatch.