New Testament · Gospel

Matthew 28:7

He Is Risen

Then 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.” Matthew 28:7 · Berean Standard Bible

What It Means

Matthew 28:7, in plain English

The angel told them to hurry and share the news with the disciples: Jesus has risen and is going ahead of them to Galilee, where they'll see Him.

Why it's here

These women were given the most important assignment in history: be the first to tell others that Jesus is alive. In a culture that often dismissed women's voices, God chose them first.

Who's speaking

The angel commissions the women to carry the resurrection news to the disciples.

Where it sits in the story

Don't just stand here—go tell them! Jesus is already on the move, going ahead to meet His friends in Galilee. He didn't wait for them to find Him; He was already preparing the reunion.

A Closer Look

The scholarly reading

The angel commissions the women as the first evangelists, instructing them to tell the disciples that the risen Jesus precedes them (proagei hymas) to Galilee, fulfilling Matthew 26:32.

Language and setting

That women were the first commissioned witnesses is historically remarkable in a culture where women's testimony was often discounted, lending authenticity to the account.

Voice

The angel gives the women an urgent mission to relay the resurrection message and the Galilee rendezvous to the disciples.

Significance

The women received a threefold message: the fact of resurrection, the promise of reunion in Galilee, and the urgency to spread the word. The angel's concluding 'I have told you' underscored the weight of divine testimony.

In context

Matthew 28:5–9

5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

6He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.

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.”

8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Read all of Matthew 28 — An earthquake. An angel. An empty tomb. And then the most important words ever spoken: He is not here. He has risen.

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