Matthew 28:4
The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.
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- Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
- Job 4:14 : 14 dread gripped me and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
- Ps 48:6 : 6 Look at them shake uncontrollably, like a woman writhing in childbirth.
- Dan 10:7 : 7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.
- Matt 27:65-66 : 65 Pilate said to them,“Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
- Matt 28:11 : 11 The Guards’ Report While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.
- Acts 9:3-7 : 3 As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” 5 So he said,“Who are you, Lord?” He replied,“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting! 6 But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.” 7 (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
- Acts 16:29 : 29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
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- Matt 28:1-33 verses81%
1The Resurrection Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.
3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
- Luke 24:4-52 verses79%
4While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.
5The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,“Why do you look for the living among the dead?
- Matt 28:5-1410 verses79%
5But the angel said to the women,“Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.
7Then 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!”
8So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
9But Jesus met them, saying,“Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.
10Then Jesus said to them,“Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”
11The Guards’ Report While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.
12After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13telling them,“You are to say,‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’
14If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
- Mark 16:3-86 verses78%
3They had been asking each other,“Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back.
5Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
6But he said to them,“Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been raised! He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him.
7But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”
8Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
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37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.
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54Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
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14dread gripped me and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
- Matt 17:6-72 verses73%
6When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
7But Jesus came and touched them.“Get up,” he said.“Do not be afraid.”
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26People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
- Matt 27:64-663 verses72%
64So give orders to secure the tomb until the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal his body and say to the people,‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
65Pilate said to them,“Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.”
66So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.
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9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.
- Luke 24:22-243 verses71%
22Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
23and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.
24Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”
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26When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.
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5As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.
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12And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’ body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet.
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11Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.
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12And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.
- Mark 4:40-412 verses70%
40And he said to them,“Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”
41They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”
- Matt 27:51-522 verses70%
51Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.
52And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.
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44Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.
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28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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2They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
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5But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
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50for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
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6(For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)