He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
Parallel translations
- WEB He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.
- KJV He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
- NKJV He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
- NASB He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.
- NLT He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.
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Quick answer
The angel declares the central truth: Jesus is not here, He has risen as He said, and invites them to see the empty place. This is the heart of the gospel.
Overview
The resurrection is announced as a fulfillment of Jesus' own repeated predictions, vindicating His words and His identity. The invitation to see the empty place grounds the claim in physical evidence rather than mere assertion. Christ's bodily resurrection is the foundation of Christian hope, proving His victory over sin and death and securing the believer's own future resurrection.
Cross-references & the web
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- Mark 16:6But 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.
- Matt 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Luke 24:6–8He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
- Matt 16:21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Luke 24:23but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
- John 20:4–9The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
- Matt 27:63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- Matt 17:23They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
- Matt 26:31–32Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- John 2:19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
- Mark 8:31Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
- John 10:17The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
- Matt 20:19and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
- Luke 24:12Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
- Matt 17:9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
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