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Matthew 28:5 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. "
Matthew 28:5
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His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
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 28:1
"In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre."
Matthew 28:2
"And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it."
Matthew 28:3
"His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:"
Matthew 28:4
"And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead"
Matthew 28:6
"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
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