Matthew 28:8

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

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  • Ps 2:11 : 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
  • Mark 16:8 : 8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
  • Luke 24:36-41 : 36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
  • John 16:20 : 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
  • John 16:22 : 22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
  • John 20:20-21 : 20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
  • Ezra 3:12-13 : 12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 16:2-8
    7 verses
    88%

    2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

    3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

    4And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

    5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

    6And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

    7But 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.

    8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

  • Matt 28:4-7
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    86%

    4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

    5And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

    6He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

    7And 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.

  • Matt 28:9-11
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    82%

    9And 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.

    10Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

    11Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.

  • John 20:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

    2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

    3Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

    4So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

  • Luke 24:1-6
    6 verses
    78%

    1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

    2And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

    3And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

    4And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

    5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

    6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

  • Luke 24:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8And they remembered his words,

    9And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

  • Matt 28:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1In 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.

    2And, 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.

  • Mark 16:10
    76%

    10And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

  • John 20:8-10
    3 verses
    75%

    8Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

    9For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

    10Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

  • Luke 24:12
    74%

    12Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

  • Matt 27:60
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    60And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

  • Luke 24:33
    74%

    33And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

  • Matt 14:12
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    12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

  • Luke 24:52
    73%

    52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

  • John 20:18
    73%

    18Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

  • Luke 24:22-24
    3 verses
    73%

    22Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

    23And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

    24And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

  • John 20:13
    73%

    13And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

  • Matt 28:13
    73%

    13Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

  • Luke 24:37
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    37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

  • Matt 28:16
    72%

    16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

  • Matt 27:66
    72%

    66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

  • John 2:22
    72%

    22When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

  • Matt 27:64
    71%

    64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

  • Mark 6:29
    71%

    29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

  • Mark 14:28
    71%

    28But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.