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.
- KJV He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
- BSB He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He 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 16:6He 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!
- Matt 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Luke 24:6–8He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
- Matt 16:21From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
- Luke 24:23and when they didn’t find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.
- John 20:4–9They both ran together. The other disciple outran Peter, and came to the tomb first.
- Matt 27:63saying, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Luke 24:44He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”
- Matt 17:23and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
- Matt 26:31–32Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
- John 2:19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
- Mark 8:31He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
- John 10:17Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
- Matt 20:19and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”
- Luke 24:12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
- Matt 17:9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
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