A moment in scripture
Matthew 28:4
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And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 28:2
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
- Matthew 28:3
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
- Matthew 28:5
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
- Matthew 28:6
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.