Matthew 28:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they went away quickly, with fear and great joy, to give his disciples the news.

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  • Ps 2:11 : 11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,
  • Mark 16:8 : 8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...
  • Luke 24:36-41 : 36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you! 37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit. 38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt? 39 See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have. 40 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet. 41 And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?
  • John 16:20 : 20 Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
  • John 16:22 : 22 So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.
  • John 20:20-21 : 20 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you.
  • Ezra 3:12-13 : 12 But a number of the priests and Levites and the heads of families, old men who had seen the first house, when the base of this house was put down before their eyes, were overcome with weeping; and a number were crying out with joy: 13 So that in the ears of the people the cry of joy was mixed with the sound of weeping; for the cries of the people were loud and came to the ears of those who were a long way off.

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  • Mark 16:2-8
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    2 And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.

    3 And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?

    4 And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; and it was of great size.

    5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

    6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

    7 But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.

    8 And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

  • Matt 28:4-7
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    4 And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.

    5 And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross.

    6 He is not here, for he has come to life again, even as he said. Come, see the Lord's resting-place.

    7 And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.

  • Matt 28:9-11
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    9 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.

    10 Then said Jesus to them, Have no fear: go and give word to my brothers to go into Galilee, and there they will see me.

    11 Now, while they were going, some of the watchmen came into the town and gave news to the chief priests of all the things which had taken place.

  • John 20:1-4
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    1 Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.

    2 Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.

    3 So Peter and the other disciple went out to the place of the dead.

    4 They went running together, and the other disciple got in front of Peter and came first to the hole in the rock;

  • Luke 24:1-6
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    1 But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready.

    2 And they saw that the stone had been rolled away.

    3 And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

    4 And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

    5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

    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 24:8-9
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    8 And his words came back into their minds,

    9 And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.

  • Matt 28:1-2
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    1 Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.

    2 And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

  • 10 She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.

  • John 20:8-10
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    8 Then the other disciple who came there first went in; and he saw and belief came to him.

    9 For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead.

    10 So then the disciples went away again to their houses.

  • 12 But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.

  • 60 And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

  • 33 And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together.

  • 12 And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

  • 52 And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.

  • 18 Mary Magdalene went with the news to the disciples, and said she had seen the Lord and that he had said these things to her.

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    22 And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

    23 And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.

    24 And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see.

  • 13 They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him.

  • 13 Say, His disciples came by night and took him away secretly while we were sleeping.

  • 37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

  • 16 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had given them orders to go.

  • 66 So they went, and made safe the place where his body was, putting a stamp on the stone, and the watchmen were with them.

  • 22 So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.

  • 64 Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

  • 29 And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

  • 28 But after I have come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.