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 28:9 in other translations
| BSB | Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him. |
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| WEB | As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. |
| ASV | And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. |
| YLT | and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, ‘Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him. |
| DARBY | And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage. |
| BBE | And on the way, Jesus came to them, saying, Be glad. And they came and put their hands on his feet, and gave him worship. |
| Webster | And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came, and held him by the feet, and worshiped him. |
What does Matthew 28:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
All hail. This is a term of salutation. The word "all" has been supplied by the translators. It is not in the original. The meaning of the world "hail" here, is rejoice; a term of salutation connected with the idea of joy--joy at his resurrection, and at meeting them again.
Held him by the feet. Or threw themselves prostrate before him. This was the usual posture of supplication. See 2Kgs 4:37. It does not mean that they took hold of his feet, but only that they cast themselves down before him.
And worshipped him. Mt 8:2. In this place the word worship seems to denote the homage due to the Messiah risen from the dead; regarded by them now in a proper light, and entitled to the honour which was due to God, agreeably to Jn 5:23.
(l) "All hail" Jn 20:19
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 28:9-10
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Matthew 28:9 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 28:9
- Matthew 28:17
And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
- Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
- John 20:14-17
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
- John 20:28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
- Luke 24:52
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
- Revelation 5:11-14
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
- John 12:3
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
- Revelation 3:9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
- Mark 16:9-10
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
- Luke 1:28
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
- Luke 7:38
And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
- Song of Solomon 3:3-4
The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
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Context
- 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 28:10
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Matthew 28:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | He aquí, Jesús les sale al encuentro, diciendo: Salve. Y ellas se llegaron y abrazaron sus pies, y le adoraron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et comme elles allaient pour l’annoncer à ses disciples, voici aussi Jésus vint au-devant d’elles, disant: Je vous salue. Et elles, s’approchant de lui, saisirent ses pieds et lui rendirent hommage. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als sie aber hingingen, es seinen Jüngern zu verkünden, siehe, da kam Jesus ihnen entgegen und sprach: Seid gegrüßt! Sie aber traten herzu, umfaßten seine Füße und huldigten ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ecce Jesus occurrit illis, dicens: Avete. Illæ autem accesserunt, et tenuerunt pedes ejus, et adoraverunt eum. |