Matthew 28:5

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

The angel said to the women; “Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who has been crucified.

Cross References

Matthew 14:27

Just then Jesus called out to them, “Take courage and do not be afraid; it is I.”

Matthew 28:10

Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers [i.e., the disciples, that you have seen me], so they can head for Galilee where they will see me.”

Matthew 28:4

And the guards shook with fear at seeing him, and became as dead men.

Mark 16:6

He said to them, “Do not be amazed. You are looking for Jesus from Nazareth, who was crucified, [are you not]? He has risen from the dead. He is not here. Look at the place where they laid Him.

Luke 1:30

Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid Mary, for you have received favor from God.

Luke 24:5

As the women became terrified and bowed down with their faces toward the ground [i.e., in reverence and awe], the two men said to them, “Why are you looking for the living [One] where they bury dead people?

Acts 2:24

But God raised Him up, having released Him from the sharp pains [He experienced when dying], because it was not possible that He could be held in death’s grip.

Hebrews 1:14

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve those people who will inherit salvation?