Matthew 28:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
χαρά
joy
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χαρά
Joy, delight, gladness. Chara. The joy of the LORD is your strength. Joy is not dependent on circumstances. It is rooted in who God is and what He has done. It is always available.
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μέγας
great
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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τρέχω
they ran
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τρέχω
To run, to hasten, to press forward. Trecho. Run with endurance the race set before you. The race is set. You do not choose the course. You choose whether to run it well.
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φόβος
fear
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φόβος
Fear, reverence, terror. Phobos. Perfect love casts out fear. Fear and love cannot fully coexist. As love grows fear shrinks. Let love displace what fear has occupied.
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ταχύ
quickly
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ταχύ
shortly, i.e. without delay, soon, or (by surprise) suddenly, or (by implication, of ease) readily
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μνημεῖον
tomb
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μνημεῖον
a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
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