Matthew 28:8 · Webster's Bible
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 Webster's Bible reads: “And they departed quickly from the sepulcher, with fear and great joy; and ran to bring word to his disciples.” 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 Webster's Bible (WBT), 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.