And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to them, “Don’t be amazed. You seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him!
- BSB But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
- NKJV But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.
- NASB But he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; see, here is the place where they laid Him.
- NLT but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body.
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Quick answer
The angel announces that the crucified Jesus has risen and is not there. This is the heart of the gospel proclamation.
Overview
The messenger identifies the same Jesus who was crucified and declares the central Christian truth: 'He has risen.' He points to the empty place where the body had lain as evidence. Jesus' bodily resurrection vindicates his death as the accepted sacrifice for sin and is the foundation of Christian hope (1 Corinthians 15).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Rev 1:17–18And 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:
- 1 Cor 15:3–7For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
- Luke 24:46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
- John 2:19–22Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
- Matt 28:4–7And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
- Prov 8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
- Acts 4:10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
- Acts 2:22–23Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
- Mark 10:34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- John 19:19–20And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Luke 24:4–8And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
- Matt 12:40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Matt 14:26–27And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
- Mark 1:24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
- Ps 71:20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
- Mark 9:9–10And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
- Luke 24:20–27And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
- Acts 10:38–40How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- Ps 105:3–4Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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