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Matthew 28:6 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. "
Matthew 28:6
Verse in Context
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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.
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
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Luke 24:6
"He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,"
Luke 24:6
"He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,"
Luke 24:7
"Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
John 11:25
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"
John 11:26
"And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
Romans 6:4
"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
From This Chapter
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 28:5
"And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified."
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