Matthew 28:4

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The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

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  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,
  • Job 4:14 : 14 fear and trembling came upon me, and made all my bones shake.
  • Ps 48:6 : 6 They saw it and were astounded; they were terrified and fled in alarm.
  • Dan 10:7 : 7 I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision. The men who were with me did not see it, but they were overwhelmed with such terror that they ran away to hide.
  • Matt 27:65-66 : 65 Pilate said to them, 'You have a guard of soldiers; go and make the tomb as secure as you know how.' 66 So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
  • Matt 28:11 : 11 While they were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
  • Acts 9:3-7 : 3 As he was traveling and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" 5 He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads." 6 Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do." 7 The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one.
  • Acts 16:29 : 29 The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

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  • Matt 28:1-3
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    1After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

    2Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Approaching the tomb, he rolled away the stone and sat on it.

    3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

  • Luke 24:4-5
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    4While they were perplexed about this, suddenly, two men stood by them in dazzling garments.

    5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why are you looking for the living one among the dead?"

  • Matt 28:5-14
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    79%

    5The angel spoke to the women, saying, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.'

    6'He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He was lying.'

    7'Then go quickly and tell His disciples, “He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see Him there.” Behold, I have told you.'

    8So they hurried away from the tomb, filled with fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

    9As they were on their way to report to the disciples, Jesus met them and said, 'Greetings!' They came to Him, held His feet, and worshiped Him.

    10Then Jesus said to them, 'Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.'

    11While they were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

    12The chief priests met with the elders, and after consulting together, they gave the soldiers a large amount of silver money.

    13They instructed them, 'Say this: “His disciples came during the night and stole Him away while we were asleep.”'

    14'If this is reported to the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.'

  • Mark 16:3-8
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    3They were asking each other, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?'

    4But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled away.

    5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

    6He said to them, 'Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.'

    7'But go, tell his disciples and Peter, "He is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."'

    8Trembling and bewildered, the women hurried away from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone because they were afraid.

  • Luke 24:37
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    37They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.

  • Matt 27:54
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    54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, 'Truly this was the Son of God!'

  • Job 4:14
    73%

    14fear and trembling came upon me, and made all my bones shake.

  • Matt 17:6-7
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    6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.

    7But Jesus came and touched them. 'Get up,' He said, 'Don’t be afraid.'

  • Luke 21:26
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    26People will faint from fear and the expectation of what is coming upon the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

  • Matt 27:64-66
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    64'So order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, or else His disciples may come and steal Him away, and tell the people, "He has been raised from the dead." This last deception would be worse than the first.'

    65Pilate said to them, 'You have a guard of soldiers; go and make the tomb as secure as you know how.'

    66So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

  • Luke 2:9
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    9Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

  • Luke 24:22-24
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    22In addition, some women of our group amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning,

    23but did not find his body. They came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

    24Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.

  • Matt 14:26
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    26When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. 'It's a ghost!' they said, and they cried out in fear.

  • Ps 48:5
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    5For behold, the kings assembled; they advanced together.

  • John 20:12
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    12She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been lying.

  • Acts 5:11
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    11Great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard these events.

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    12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.

  • Mark 4:40-41
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    40He said to them, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?'

    41They were terrified and asked one another, 'Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!'

  • Matt 27:51-52
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    51Suddenly, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

    52The tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

  • Mark 15:44
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    44Pilate was amazed that He was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.

  • Matt 10:28
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    28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • Luke 24:2
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    2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

  • Luke 12:5
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    5But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after killing, has the authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

  • Mark 6:50
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    50for they all saw Him and were terrified. But He immediately spoke to them and said, 'Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid.'

  • Mark 9:6
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    6For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified.