He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord 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.
- BSB He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He 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 16:6And 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.
- 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.
- Luke 24:6–8He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
- Matt 16:21From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
- Luke 24:23And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
- John 20:4–9So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
- Matt 27:63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
- Luke 24:44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
- Matt 17:23And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
- Matt 26:31–32Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
- John 2:19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
- Mark 8:31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
- John 10:17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
- Matt 20:19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Luke 24:12Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
- Matt 17:9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
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