Matthew 28:8
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
Matthew 28:8 in other translations
| BSB | So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples. |
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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; |
| DARBY | And going out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples word. |
| BBE | And they went away quickly, with fear and great joy, to give his disciples the news. |
| Webster | And they departed quickly from the sepulcher, with fear and great joy; and ran to bring word to his disciples. |
What does Matthew 28:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
With fear and great joy. Fear
(1) at the wonderful scenes which they had witnessed--the stone rolled away, and the presence of an angel;
(2) a confused state of mind, apprehensive, perhaps, that it might not after all be true. The news was too good to be credited at once. Yet they had sufficient belief in it to fill them with great and unexpected joy. Perhaps no language could better express the state of their minds--the mingled awe and rejoicing--than that which is here used.
And did run, etc. They ran to announce what they had seen to the disciples. The city, where the disciples were, was half a mile or more from the place.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Matthew 28:8 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 28:8
- Psalms 2:11
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- Mark 16:8
And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
- Luke 24:36-41
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. …
- John 16:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- Ezra 3:12-13
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
- John 20:20-21
And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- John 16:22
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 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.
- Matthew 28:8
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
- Matthew 28:9
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Matthew 28:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces ellas, saliendo del sepulcro con temor y gran gozo, fueron corriendo á dar las nuevas á sus discípulos. Y mientras iban á dar las nuevas á sus discípulos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et sortant promptement du sépulcre avec crainte et une grande joie, elles coururent l’annoncer à ses disciples. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie gingen eilends von der Gruft hinweg mit Furcht und großer Freude, und liefen, es seinen Jüngern zu verkünden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et exierunt cito de monumento cum timore et gaudio magno, currentes nuntiare discipulis ejus. |