Matthew Chapter 28 verse 4 Holy Bible
and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead men.
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And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.
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And for fear of him the guards trembled and became as dead men.
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And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
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For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men.
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and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - And for fear of him; but from the fear of him. From the fear inspired by this awful angel. It would seem, from this expression, that the soldiers were sensible, not only of the earthquake and the movement of the stone, but also of the presence of the heavenly messenger, in this respect differing from the companions of Daniel and St. Paul, who were only partially conscious of the visions beheld by the two saints (see Daniel 10:7; Acts 22:9). Did shake. The verb is cognate with the noun "earthquake;" they were shaken, convulsed with terror. If these were some of the company that had watched the Crucifixion, they were already possessed of some feeling respecting the unearthly nature of the Occupant of the tomb which they were guarding, and had a vague expectation of something that might happen. At any rate, they must have heard the late events discussed by their comrades, and were not without apprehension of a catastrophe. Became as dead men. They fell to the ground in deathlike faintness, and, when they recovered from the trance, fled in terror from the tomb into the city (ver. 11).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) The keepers did shake.--The words imply that the two Maries when they reached the sepulchre saw the soldiers prostrate in their panic terror.
