Webster Bible (1833) - with Strong’s numbers (EN)

1In the endG1161 G3796 of the sabbathG4521, as it began to dawnG2020 towardG1519 the firstG3391 day of the weekG4521, cameG2064 MaryG3137 MagdaleneG3094 andG2532 the otherG243 MaryG3137 to seeG2334 the sepulchreG5028. 2AndG2532, beholdG2400, there wasG1096 a greatG3173 earthquakeG4578: forG1063 the angelG32 of the LordG2962 descendedG2597 fromG1537 heavenG3772, and cameG4334 and rolled backG617 the stoneG3037 fromG575 the doorG2374, andG2532 satG2521 uponG1883 itG846. 3HisG846 countenanceG2397 wasG2258 likeG5613 lightningG796, andG2532 hisG846 raimentG1742 whiteG3022 asG5616 snowG5510: 4AndG1161 forG575 fearG5401 of himG846 the keepersG5083 shookG4579, andG2532 becameG1096 asG5616 deadG3498 men. 5AndG1161 the angelG32 answeredG611 and saidG2036 to the womenG1135, FearG5399 yeG5210 notG3361: forG1063 I knowG1492 thatG3754 ye seekG2212 JesusG2424, whoG3588 was crucifiedG4717. 6He isG2076 notG3756 hereG5602: forG1063 he is risenG1453, asG2531 he saidG2036. ComeG1205, seeG1492 the placeG5117 whereG3699 the LordG2962 layG2749. 7AndG2532 goG4198 quicklyG5035, and tellG2036 hisG846 disciplesG3101 thatG3754 he is risenG1453 fromG575 the deadG3498; andG2532, beholdG2400, he goeth beforeG4254 youG5209 intoG1519 GalileeG1056; thereG1563 shall ye seeG3700 himG846: loG2400, I have toldG2036 youG5213. 8AndG2532 they departedG1831 quicklyG5035 fromG575 the sepulchreG3419 withG3326 fearG5401 andG2532 greatG3173 joyG5479; and ranG5143 to bring wordG518 to hisG846 disciplesG3101. 9AndG1161 asG5613 they wentG4198 to tellG518 hisG846 disciplesG2532 G3101, beholdG2400, JesusG2424 metG528 themG846, sayingG3004, All hailG5463. AndG1161 they cameG4334 and heldG2902 himG846 by the feetG4228, andG2532 worshippedG4352 himG846. 10ThenG5119 saidG3004 JesusG2424 to themG846, BeG5399 notG3361 afraidG5399: goG565 tellG518 myG3450 brethrenG80 thatG2443 they goG5217 intoG1519 GalileeG1056, and thereG2546 shall they seeG3700 meG3165. 11NowG1161 when theyG846 were goingG4198, beholdG2400, someG5100 of the watchG2892 cameG2064 intoG1519 the cityG4172, and showedG518 to the chief priestsG749 all the thingsG537 that had happenedG1096. 12AndG2532 when they were assembledG4863 withG3326 the eldersG4245, andG5037 had takenG2983 counselG4824, they gaveG1325 a largeG2425 sum of moneyG694 to the soldiersG4757, 13SayingG3004, Say yeG2036 G3754, HisG846 disciplesG3101 cameG2064 by nightG3571, and stoleG2813 himG846 away while weG2257 sleptG2837. 14AndG2532 ifG1437 thisG5124 shall comeG191 toG1909 the governor’sG2232 earsG191, weG2249 will persuadeG3982 himG846, andG2532 secureG275 G4160 youG5209. 15SoG1161 they tookG2983 the moneyG694, and didG4160 asG5613 they were instructedG1321: andG2532 thisG3778 sayingG3056 is commonly reportedG1310 amongG3844 the JewsG2453 untilG3360 this dayG4594. 16ThenG1161 the elevenG1733 disciplesG3101 went awayG4198 intoG1519 GalileeG1056, toG1519 a mountainG3735 whereG3757 JesusG2424 had appointedG5021 themG846. 17AndG2532 when they sawG1492 himG846, they worshippedG4352 himG846: butG1161 some doubtedG1365. 18AndG2532 JesusG2424 cameG4334 and spokeG2980 to themG846, sayingG3004, AllG3956 authorityG1849 is givenG1325 to meG3427 inG1722 heavenG3772 andG2532 uponG1909 earthG1093. 19Go yeG4198 thereforeG3767, and teachG3100 allG3956 nationsG1484, baptizingG907 themG846 inG1519 the nameG3686 of the FatherG3962, andG2532 of the SonG5207, andG2532 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151: 20TeachingG1321 themG846 to observeG5083 all thingsG3956 whateverG3745 I have commandedG1781 youG5213: andG2532, loG2400, IG1473 amG1510 withG3326 youG5216 alwaysG3956 G2250, even toG2193 the endG4930 of the worldG165. AmenG281.


Matthew Henry - Concise Commentary
 1   Christ rose the third day after his death; that was the time he had often spoken of. On the first day of the first week God commanded the light to shine out of darkness. On this day did He who is the Light of the world, shine out of the darkness of the grave; and this day is from henceforward often mentioned in the New Testament, as the day which Christians religiously observed in solemn assemblies, to the honour of Christ. Our Lord Jesus could have rolled back the stone by his own power, but he chose to have it done by an angel. The resurrection of Christ, as it is the joy of his friends, so it is the terror and confusion of his enemies. The angel encouraged the women against their fears. Let the sinners in Zion be afraid. Fear not ye, for his resurrection will be your consolation. Our communion with him must be spiritual, by faith in his word. When we are ready to make this world our home, and to say, It is good to be here, then let us remember our Lord Jesus is not here, he is risen; therefore let our hearts rise, and seek the things that are above. He is risen, as he said. Let us never think that strange which the word of Christ has told us to expect; whether the sufferings of this present time, or the glory that is to be revealed. It may have a good effect upon us, by faith to view the place where the Lord lay. Go quickly. It was good to be there, but the servants of God have other work appointed. Public usefulness must be chosen before the pleasure of secret communion with God. Tell the disciples, that they may be comforted under their present sorrows. Christ knows where his disciples dwell, and will visit them. Even to those at a distance from the plenty of the means of grace, he will graciously manifest himself. The fear and the joy together quickened their pace. The disciples of Christ should be forward to make known to each other their experiences of communion with their Lord; and should tell others what God has done for their souls.

 9   God's gracious visits usually meet us in the way of duty; and to those who use what they have for others' benefit, more shall be given. This interview with Christ was unexpected; but Christ was nigh them, and still is nigh us in the word. The salutation speaks the good-will of Christ to man, even since he entered upon his state of exaltation. It is the will of Christ that his people should be a cheerful, joyful people, and his resurrection furnishes abundant matter for joy. Be not afraid. Christ rose from the dead, to silence his people's fears, and there is enough in that to silence them. The disciples had just before shamefully deserted him in his sufferings; but, to show that he could forgive, and to teach us to do so, he calls them brethren. Notwithstanding his majesty and purity, and our meanness and unworthiness, he still condescends to call believers his brethren.

 11   What wickedness is it which men will not be brought to by the love of money! Here was large money given to the soldiers for advancing that which they knew to be a lie, yet many grudge a little money for advancing what they know to be the truth. Let us never starve a good cause, when we see bad ones so liberally supported. The priests undertook to secure them from the sword of Pilate, but could not secure these soldiers from the sword of God's justice, which hangs over the heads of those that love and make a lie. Those men promise more than they can perform, who undertake to save a man harmless in doing a wilful sin. But this falsehood disproved itself. Had the soldiers been all asleep, they could not have known what passed. If any had been awake, they would have roused the others and prevented the removal; and certainly if they had been asleep, they never would have dared to confess it; while the Jewish rulers would have been the first to call for their punishment. Again, had there been any truth in the report, the rulers would have prosecuted the apostles with severity for it. The whole shows that the story was entirely false. And we must not charge such things to the weakness of the understanding, but to the wickedness of the heart. God left them to expose their own course. The great argument to prove Christ to be the Son of God, is his resurrection; and none could have more convincing proofs of the truth of that than these soldiers; yet they took bribes to hinder others from believing. The plainest evidence will not affect men, without the work of the Holy Spirit.

 16   This evangelist passes over other appearances of Christ, recorded by Luke and John, and hastens to the most solemn; one appointed before his death, and after his resurrection. All that see the Lord Jesus with an eye of faith, will worship him. Yet the faith of the sincere may be very weak and wavering. But Christ gave such convincing proofs of his resurrection, as made their faith to triumph over doubts. He now solemnly commissioned the apostles and his ministers to go forth among all nations. The salvation they were to preach, is a common salvation; whoever will, let him come, and take the benefit; all are welcome to Christ Jesus. Christianity is the religion of a sinner who applies for salvation from deserved wrath and from sin; he applies to the mercy of the Father, through the atonement of the incarnate Son, and by the sanctification of the Holy Spirit, and gives up himself to be the worshipper and servant of God, as the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three Persons but one God, in all his ordinances and commandments. Baptism is an outward sign of that inward washing, or sanctification of the Spirit, which seals and evidences the believer's justification. Let us examine ourselves, whether we really possess the inward and spiritual grace of a death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness, by which those who were the children of wrath become the children of God. Believers shall have the constant presence of their Lord always; all days, every day. There is no day, no hour of the day, in which our Lord Jesus is not present with his churches and with his ministers; if there were, in that day, that hour, they would be undone. The God of Israel, the Saviour, is sometimes a God that hideth himself, but never a God at a distance. To these precious words Amen is added. Even so, Lord Jesus, be thou with us and all thy people; cause thy face to shine upon us, that thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.