Matthew 28 · Verse 6

Matthew 28:6

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

Matthew 28:6 in other translations

BSBHe is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
WEBHe is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.
ASVHe is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
YLThe is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;
DARBYHe is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
BBEHe is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place.
WebsterHe is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

What does Matthew 28:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said--See on Lu 24:5-7. Come--as in Mt 11:28. see the place where the Lord lay--Charming invitation! "Come, see the spot where the Lord of glory lay: now it is an empty grave: He lies not here, but He lay there. Come, feast your eyes on it!" But see on Joh 20:12.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 6. He is risen, as he said. He had often predicted that he would rise, but the disciples did not understand it, and consequently did not expect it, Mt 16:21, 20:19.

The place where the Lord lay. The place where a body was deposited in a sepulchre was commonly a niche cut in the wall of the sepulchre. The sepulchre was usually large; that of David was more than a hundred feet in length, cut out of solid rock under ground, and separated into various apartments. All round the sides of those apartments were niches for the dead; or they were ranged around the sides, in places cut in the solid rock just large enough to contain the body. In such a place our Lord lay.

(h) "he said" Mt 27:63

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Come, see the place - The tomb in which our Lord was laid was no doubt like the rest of the Jewish burying places, a receptacle for the several dead of a whole family, divided into separate niches, where each had his place. Come and see the place - was tantamount to, Come and see the niche in which he was laid - it is now empty; nor was there any other body in the place, for the tomb was a new one, in which no man had ever been laid, Joh 19:41; so there could be no deception in the case.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 28:1-8

Christ rose the third day after his death; that was the time he had often spoken of. On the first day of the first week God commanded the light to shine out of darkness. On this day did He who is the Light of the world, shine out of the darkness of the grave; and this day is from henceforward often mentioned in the New Testament, as the day which Christians religiously observed in solemn assemblies, to the honour of…

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Matthew 28:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οὐκoukNotG3756
ἔστινestinHe isG1510
ὧδε·hōdehere;G5602
ἠγέρθηēgerthēHe is risenG1453
γὰρgarforG1063
καθὼςkathōseven asG2531
εἶπεν.eipenHe said.G2036
δεῦτεdeuteComeG1205
ἴδετεidetedo seeG1492
τὸνtontheG3588
τόπονtoponplaceG5117
ὅπουhopouwhereG3699
ἔκειτοekeitoHe was lyingG2749
ὁhotheG3588
κύριος.kuriosLord.G2962

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 28:6

  • Mark 16:6

    And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

  • Matthew 12:40

    For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  • Luke 24:6-8

    He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words,

  • Matthew 16:21

    From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

  • Luke 24:23

    And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

  • John 20:4-9

    So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. …

  • Matthew 27:63

    Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

  • Matthew 17:23

    And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

  • Matthew 26:31-32

    Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

  • Luke 24:44

    And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  • John 2:19

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

  • John 10:17

    Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as.
12:40; 16:21; 17:9,23; 20:19; 26:31,32; 27:63; Mr 8:31; Lu 24:6-8
Lu 24:23,44; Joh 2:19; 10:17
Come.
Mr 16:6; Lu 24:12; Joh 20:4-9

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Context

  • Matthew 28:5

    And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

  • Matthew 28:6

    He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

  • Matthew 28:7

    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.

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Matthew 28:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No está aquí; porque ha resucitado, como dijo. Venid, ved el lugar donde fué puesto el Señor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
il n’est pas ici; car il est ressuscité, comme il l’avait dit. Venez, voyez le lieu où le Seigneur gisait;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er ist nicht hier, denn er ist auferstanden, wie er gesagt hat. Kommet her, sehet die Stätte, wo der Herr gelegen hat,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non est hic: surrexit enim, sicut dixit: venite, et videte locum ubi positus erat Dominus.