Bible Strands
Matthew 28:6
He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — An angel addresses the women who have come to the tomb looking for Jesus' body, in the moment of the first resurrection announcement.
The words — ἠγέρθη (ēgerthē), aorist passive of ἐγείρω, literally "he was raised up"; this is the standard Gospel verb for resurrection, distinct from the general "live" (ζάω) and marking a divine act of lifting.
The thread — The same formula "He is not here; He has risen" appears in Mark 16:6 and Luke 24:6, and Luke adds the pointer back to Jesus' own prediction (cf. Matthew 12:40, the Jonah sign).
Why it lands — The angel does not ask for faith; he says "come, see," placing the reader in the position of the women: confronted with a claim that must be verified against an empty stone, and then carried to others.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Cross-references
- Mark 16:6 But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
- Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Luke 24:6 He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
- Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Luke 24:23 but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
- John 20:4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
- Matthew 27:63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Matthew 17:23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
- Matthew 26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”