Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
- BSB “Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
- NKJV Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
- NASB Then Jesus *said to them, “Do not be afraid; go, bring word to My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
- NLT Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”
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Quick answer
Jesus calms the women's fear and sends them to tell His 'brothers' to meet Him in Galilee. He confirms the angel's message and tenderly claims the disciples as family.
Overview
Jesus repeats the reassuring 'Don't be afraid' and renews the commission to gather the disciples in Galilee. Calling them 'my brothers,' even after their failures and desertion, reveals His grace and the new family relationship secured through His death and resurrection. The risen Christ restores and reunites His people rather than abandoning them.
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- Rom 8:29For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Matt 28:7Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”
- John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
- Matt 28:5The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.
- Mark 16:7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’”
- Matt 14:27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”
- Mark 3:33–35He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”
- Matt 12:48–50But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
- Matt 25:40“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
- Matt 25:45“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
- Luke 24:36–38As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”
- John 6:20But he said to them, “It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
- Judg 10:16They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Yahweh; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
- Heb 2:11–18For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
- Ps 103:8–13Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
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