4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
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And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. …
Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)For the proof of Christ’s resurrection, we have here the testimony of the angel , and of Christ himself, concerning his resurrection. Now we may think that it would have been better, if the matter had been so ordered, that a competent number of witnesses should have been present, and have seen the stone rolled away by the angel, and the dead body reviving, as people saw Lazarus come out of the gra…
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