New International VersionThen go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
New Living TranslationAnd now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told you.”
English Standard VersionThen go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.”
Berean Standard BibleThen go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
Berean Literal BibleAnd having gone quickly, say to His disciples that He is risen from the dead and behold, He goes before you into Galilee; you will see Him there. Behold, I have told you."
King James BibleAnd 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.
New King James VersionAnd go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”
New American Standard BibleAnd go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
NASB 1995“Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
NASB 1977“And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going before you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
Legacy Standard BibleAnd go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
Amplified BibleThen go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee [as He promised]. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
Christian Standard BibleThen go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”
Holman Christian Standard BibleThen go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. In fact, He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”
American Standard VersionAnd go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Contemporary English VersionNow hurry! Tell his disciples he has been raised to life and is on his way to Galilee. Go there, and you will see him. This is what I came to tell you."
English Revised VersionAnd go quickly, and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThen go quickly, and tell his disciples that he has been brought back to life. He's going ahead of them into Galilee. There they will see him. Take note that I have told you."
Good News TranslationGo quickly now, and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from death, and now he is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him!' Remember what I have told you."
International Standard VersionThen go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee, and you will see him there. Remember, I have told you!"
NET BibleThen go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Listen, I have told you!"
New Heart English BibleGo quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and look, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.' See, I have told you."
Webster's Bible TranslationAnd 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.
Weymouth New TestamentAnd go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead and is going before you into Galilee: there you shall see Him. Remember, I have told you." Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
World English BibleGo quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand having gone quickly, say to His disciples that He rose from the dead; and behold, He goes before you to Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
Berean Literal BibleAnd having gone quickly, say to His disciples that He is risen from the dead and behold, He goes before you into Galilee; you will see Him there. Behold, I have told you."
Young's Literal Translation and having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he rose from the dead; and lo, he doth go before you to Galilee, there ye shall see him; lo, I have told you.'
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he was raised from the dead; and, behold, he leads before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him: behold I have said to you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen: and behold he will go before you into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.
Catholic Public Domain VersionAnd then, go quickly, and tell his disciples that he has risen. And behold, he will precede you to Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have told you beforehand.”
New American BibleThen go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
New Revised Standard VersionThen go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd go quickly, and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead; and behold, he will be before you to Galilee; there you will see him; behold, I have told you.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English“And go quickly; say to his disciples that he has risen from the grave, and behold, he goes before you to Galilee; there you will see him; behold I have told you.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd go quickly, and tell his disciples, that he has risen from the dead: and behold, he goes before you into Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have told you.
Godbey New Testament
And going quickly, tell His disciples, that He is risen from the dead; and behold, He goes before you into Galilee; and there you shall see Him; lo, I have told you.
Haweis New Testament
And go quickly, tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead: and, lo! he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
Mace New Testament
then go immediately to tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and that, he goes before you into Galilee, there shall ye see it is him; 'tis I that say it.
Weymouth New Testament
And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead and is going before you into Galilee: there you shall see Him. Remember, I have told you."
Worrell New Testament
and, going quickly, say to His disciples, 'He arose from the dead;' and, behold, He is going before you into Galilee; there shall ye see Him; behold, I told you."
Worsley New Testament
and go quickly, and tell his disciples that He is risen from the dead; and behold, He is going before you into Galilee; there ye shall see Him; lo, I have told you.
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Context The Resurrection… 6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay. 7Thengoquicklyand tellHisdisciples,‘He has risenfromthedeadandis going ahead ofyouintoGalilee.Thereyou will seeHim.’See,I have toldyou.”8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.…
Cross References Mark 16:7But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
Luke 24:6-7He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee: / ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
Acts 1:3After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:4that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Matthew 26:32But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Mark 14:28But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Luke 24:46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
John 21:14This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.
Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
Romans 6:9For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
Hosea 6:2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
Psalm 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Treasury of Scripture And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there shall you see him: see, I have told you. go. 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. Mark 16:7,8,10,13 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you… Luke 24:9,10,22-24,34 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest… he goeth. Matthew 28:16,17 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them… Matthew 26:32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. Mark 14:28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. lo. Matthew 24:25 Behold, I have told you before. Isaiah 44:8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declaredit? yeare even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea,there is no God; I know notany. Isaiah 45:21 Tell ye, and bringthem near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time?who hath told it from that time?have not I the LORD? andthere is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour;there is none beside me. Jump to Previous AheadDeadDisciplesGalileeGoesNewsQuicklyRememberRisenRoseJump to Next AheadDeadDisciplesGalileeGoesNewsQuicklyRememberRisenRoseMatthew 28 1.Christ's resurrection is declared by an angel to the women.9.He himself appears unto them.11.The chief priests pay the soldiers to say that he was stolen out of his tomb.16.Christ appears to his disciples,18.and sends them to baptize and teach all nations.Then go quickly and tell His disciplesThe angel instructs the women to act with urgency, emphasizing the importance of the message. This reflects the immediacy of the Gospel's spread after the resurrection. The disciples, who were in hiding due to fear of persecution, needed reassurance and confirmation of Jesus' victory over death. This command also highlights the role of women as the first messengers of the resurrection, which was counter-cultural in a society where women's testimonies were often undervalued. ‘He has risen from the dead
This declaration is the cornerstone of Christian faith, affirming Jesus' victory over death and fulfilling His prophecy of resurrection (Matthew 16:21). It confirms Jesus as the Son of God, as Paul later emphasizes inRomans 1:4. The resurrection is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such asPsalm 16:10 andIsaiah 53:10-12, which speak of the Messiah's triumph over death. and is going ahead of you into Galilee
Galilee is significant as the region where Jesus began His ministry and performed many miracles. It symbolizes a return to the roots of His earthly mission. This instruction also fulfills Jesus' own prediction inMatthew 26:32, where He tells the disciples He will go before them to Galilee after His resurrection. Galilee, being a place of mixed populations, also foreshadows the universal nature of the Gospel. There you will see Him
The promise of seeing Jesus in Galilee provides hope and assurance to the disciples. It signifies a personal encounter with the risen Christ, which is foundational for their future mission. This appearance in Galilee is one of several post-resurrection appearances, each serving to strengthen the disciples' faith and prepare them for the Great Commission. See, I have told you.”
The angel's statement underscores the reliability and authority of the message. It serves as a divine confirmation that what has been spoken will indeed come to pass. This assurance is crucial for the disciples, who are about to embark on spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth, as seen inMatthew 28:19-20. The angel's words echo the prophetic tradition of delivering God's message with certainty. Persons / Places / Events 1. The AngelA divine messenger who appears at the tomb to announce Jesus' resurrection to the women. 2. The WomenFollowers of Jesus, including Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, who came to see the tomb. 3. The DisciplesThe followers of Jesus who are to be informed of His resurrection and instructed to go to Galilee. 4. JesusThe risen Lord who has conquered death and is going ahead to Galilee. 5. GalileeThe region where Jesus instructed His disciples to meet Him after His resurrection. Teaching Points The Role of Women in the Resurrection NarrativeWomen were the first to witness and proclaim the resurrection, highlighting their important role in the early church. The Fulfillment of Jesus' PromisesJesus' resurrection and His meeting with the disciples in Galilee demonstrate the reliability of His words and promises. The Urgency of the Gospel MessageThe angel's command to "go quickly" underscores the urgency and importance of sharing the good news of Jesus' resurrection. The Assurance of Jesus' PresenceJesus going ahead to Galilee assures the disciples of His continued presence and leadership, even after His resurrection. The Call to Faith and ObedienceThe disciples are called to respond in faith and obedience by going to Galilee, trusting in Jesus' words and promises. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1.What is the meaning of Matthew 28:7?
2.How does Matthew 28:7 encourage us to share the resurrection message today?
3.What does "He has risen from the dead" reveal about Jesus' divine nature?
4.How does Matthew 28:7 connect with Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah?
5.In what ways can we "go quickly" to spread the Gospel message?
6.How does the angel's message in Matthew 28:7 strengthen our faith in Christ?
7.How does Matthew 28:7 affirm the resurrection of Jesus?
8.What historical evidence supports the events described in Matthew 28:7?
9.Why is the angel's message in Matthew 28:7 significant for Christian faith?
10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Matthew 28?
11.When did Mary Magdalene first meet the resurrected Jesus, and how did she react? She met him outside the tomb, mistook him for a gardener, then recognized him when he said her name (John 20:11-17).
12.What does the Bible say about women in ministry?
13.When did the disciples return to Galilee? They saw Jesus there after at least 40 days, as they were instructed to stay in Jerusalem until receiving power (Matthew 28:17, Luke 24:49, Acts 1:3-4).
14.Where did Jesus tell his disciples to stay after his resurrection? (Matthew 28:10 vs. Luke 24:49)What Does Matthew 28:7 Mean Then go quickly• The angel’s first command underscores urgency. The empty tomb is not a curiosity to ponder but news to broadcast without delay (cf.Luke 24:33;Acts 8:4). • Throughout Scripture, when God acts decisively, His people move quickly—think of the shepherds hurrying to Bethlehem (Luke 2:15–17) or Philip sprinting to the Ethiopian’s chariot (Acts 8:29–30). Our prompt obedience mirrors their example.
and tell His disciples• These frightened, scattered followers remain “His disciples.” The risen Lord still claims them, showing grace after their failures (cf.John 20:17;Mark 16:7). • The women become the first messengers of resurrection hope, modeling how the gospel elevates unlikely voices (cf.John 4:28–30).
“He has risen from the dead”• This declaration is the heart of Christian faith—Jesus lives bodily, just as He foretold (Matthew 16:21; 17:23). • Paul later anchors the gospel in this fact: “that Christ died…was buried, and that He was raised on the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).
and is going ahead of you into Galilee• Jesus leads before He sends. Galilee—the place where most disciples first met Him—becomes the reunion spot, highlighting continuity between earthly ministry and resurrected mission (Matthew 26:32). • The phrase “going ahead” paints Him as the Shepherd guiding His flock (John 10:4), assuring them they will not walk alone into the future.
There you will see Him• Sight will replace sorrow. The promise parallels other post-resurrection assurances (John 20:19–20;1 Corinthians 15:6). • Meeting in Galilee also widens the circle: it’s the setting for the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16–20), linking resurrection to worldwide witness.
See, I have told you• The angel seals his testimony—“You can bank on this; my task is complete” (cf.Luke 1:19). • Scripture often records such affirmations to stress reliability (John 13:19). God wants no doubt about the resurrection’s historic, factual nature.
summaryMatthew 28:7 strings together an urgent commission, a gracious reassurance, and a forward-looking promise. The women must hurry, tell the disciples, and trust that Jesus—truly risen—already leads the way to Galilee, where seeing Him will transform their fear into world-changing faith. (7) He goeth before you into Galilee.--The words seem to point to a meeting in Galilee as the first appearance of the risen Lord to His disciples, and St. Matthew records no other. No adequate explanation can be given of the omission of what the other Gospels report, if we assume the whole Gospel to have been written by the Apostle Matthew. On the hypothesis that it is a "Gospel according to Matthew," representing the substance of his oral teaching, the absence of this or that fact which we should have expected him to record may have been due to some idiosyncrasy in the scribe, or, so to speak, editor of the Gospel. It is possible that if the disciples had believed the report brought by the women the mountain in Galilee would have been the scene of the first meeting between them and their Master; but they did not believe, and required the evidence which He in His compassion gave them, in order to quicken their faith and lead them to obey the command thus given. Verse 7. - Go quickly, and tell his disciples. St. Mark significantly adds, "and Peter." The disciples were to believe without seeing. They had deserted Christ in his hour of need, had not stood by the cross, nor aided in his burial; so they were not to be honoured with the vision of angels or the first sight of the risen Lord. This was reserved for the faithful women, who thus received their mission to carry a message to the messengers - a foretaste of the ministry which they should perform in the Church of Christ. He goeth before you ( προάγει ὑμᾶς) into Galilee. The verb is noticeable. It is that used by our Lord himself on his way to the garden of Gethsemane ( Matthew 26:32), and it implies the act of a shepherd at the head of his flock, leading them to new pastures (comp. John 10:4). The good Shepherd had been smitten, and the sheep scattered; now under his guidance they were to be reunited. The apostolic band had been temporarily dissolved and disintegrated; the college was again to be reformed, and was to receive its renewed commission in seclusion and peace, that it might return to Jerusalem with unimpaired strength to commence its arduous labours. The place of meeting is in Galilee, where most of his mighty works were done, and where it was safer for the disciples to assemble than at Jerusalem. The majority of them came from this region, and thither they returned some ten days ( John 20:26; John 21:1-4) after the Resurrection, to resume their ordinary occupations (ver. 16). Thus they would realize that it was the same Jesus who met them there with whom, these three past years, they had held familiar intercourse. It was ordained, for some reason not expressly stated, that from Galilee should proceed Christ's spiritual kingdom which he came to establish - that "word which," as Peter said ( Acts 10:37), "was published throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee." We read of only two appearances of Christ in Galilee - once at the lake, mentioned in the last chapter of St. John, and again in ver. 17 of this chapter of St. Matthew. It is, however, possible that the appearance named by St. Paul ( 1 Corinthians 15:6), when he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at one time, may have occurred in Galilee. If this is the case, it would be remarkable as the only public revelation of Christ after his resurrection, and the comparative seclusion of the northern district may have been one reason for its selection as the scene for this great demonstration. There was doubtless some moral fitness in the humble and despised Galilee being made the starting point of his Church who was despised and rejected of men whom it was contemptuously said, "Doth the Christ come out of Galilee?" ( John 7:41). "As in all things God sets at naught the pride of mankind, and chooses persons, instruments, and places mean in the eves of the world, teaching us that in humbler and more retired abodes, secret from the world, we are to seek for the strength of God, who hideth himself" (I. Williams). Lo, I have told you. The angel thus solemnly confirms what he had just said. The Authorized Vulgate gives, Ecce, praedixi vobis, which is warranted by no existing Greek manuscripts, the uniform reading of the original being εϊπον or εϊμα
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Greek Thenκαὶ(kai)Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.goπορευθεῖσαι(poreutheisai)Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4198:To travel, journey, go, die.quicklyταχὺ(tachy)Adverb
Strong's 5035:Quickly, speedily. Neuter singular of tachus; shortly, i.e. Without delay, soon, or suddenly, or readily.[and] tellεἴπατε(eipate)Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2036:Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.Hisαὐτοῦ(autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846:He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.disciples,μαθηταῖς(mathētais)Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3101:A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.‘He has risenἨγέρθη(Ēgerthē)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1453:(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.fromἀπὸ(apo)Preposition
Strong's 575:From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.theτῶν(tōn)Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.deadνεκρῶν(nekrōn)Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3498:(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.andκαὶ(kai)Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.is going ahead ofπροάγει(proagei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4254:From pro and ago; to lead forward; intransitively, to precede (participle, previous).youὑμᾶς(hymas)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.intoεἰς(eis)Preposition
Strong's 1519:A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.Galilee.Γαλιλαίαν(Galilaian)Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1056:Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.Thereἐκεῖ(ekei)Adverb
Strong's 1563:(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.you will seeὄψεσθε(opsesthe)Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 3708:Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.Him.’αὐτὸν(auton)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846:He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.See,ἰδοὺ(idou)Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 2400:See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!I have toldεἶπον(eipon)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2036:Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.you.”ὑμῖν(hymin)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.
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