“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.”
- KJV Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they 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 those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Matt 28:7Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
- John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
- Matt 28:5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
- Mark 16:7But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
- Matt 14:27But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Mark 3:33–35But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
- Matt 12:48–50But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
- Matt 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Matt 25:45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
- Luke 24:36–38While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
- John 6:20But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”
- Judg 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
- Heb 2:11–18For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
- Ps 103:8–13The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
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