Bible Strands
Matthew 28:16
Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The eleven disciples travel to a mountain in Galilee that Jesus had previously specified. This movement occurs after the guards accepted payment and immediately before the disciples see Him, worship Him, and some doubt.
The words — ἕνδεκα (hendeka) literally means "the eleven," identifying the remaining group of apostles. ἐπορεύθησαν (eporeuthēsan) is the aorist passive verb "they went," describing their completed journey to the designated location.
The thread — Jesus had previously promised to go ahead of them into Galilee (Matthew 26:32) and ordered the women to tell the disciples to go there (Matthew 28:7, 10). The narrative returns to this geographic and theological anchor established earlier in Matthew's Gospel.
Why it lands — The text reports that the remaining disciples obeyed the specific location Jesus set, fulfilling His prior instructions. It requires the reader to note the transition from resurrection reports to the physical gathering where the disciples encounter the risen Christ.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Cross-references
- Matthew 26:32 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
- Matthew 28:10 “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
- Matthew 28:7 Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
- Mark 16:14 Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
- Acts 1:13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
- 1 Corinthians 15:15 In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
- John 6:70 Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”