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Matthew 28:4

New International Reader's Version

The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

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Fear and trembling seized me. That made every bone in my body shake.

Trembling took hold of them. They felt pain like a woman giving birth.

I was the only one who saw the vision. The people who were there with me didn’t see it. But they were so terrified that they ran and hid.

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city. They reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

His body shone like lightning. His clothes were as white as snow.

The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

The jailer called out for some lights. He rushed in, shaking with fear. He fell down in front of Paul and Silas.

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. Then he put his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.