Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
(From: MATTHEW #49 - 28:1-20)
I. 28:1-20 THE RESURRECTION, DECEPTION, AND LAST COMMANDS
1. 28:1-10 THE RISEN JESUS SENDS MESSAGE TO BRETHREN
a. 28:1 THE TWO MARY'S VISIT THE TOMB
O-PSE de sabBAton [4521], te e-pi-phoSKOUse
Now late in the week, as it began to dawn
eis MIan sabBAton, ELthen MaRIa heMag-da-leNEkai he ALleMaRIa the-oREsai [2334]ton TAphon.
toward the first of theweek, came Mariam :Magdalene and the other Mary to view the sepulcher.
b. 28:2 THE EARTHQUAKE AND THE ANGEL
kai iDOU, seisMOS [4578] eGEne-to MEgas; AGge-los gar KuRIou ka-taBAS [2597] ex ou-raNOU,
And lo, there was a great earthquake; for the Lord's angel descended from heaven,
kai pro-selTHON a-peKUli-se [617]ton LIthon [3037], kai eKAthe-to ePAnoauTOU.
and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.
c. 28:3-4 THE APPEARANCE OF THE ANGEL
en de he eiDEa auTOU hos a-straPE[796], kai to ENdu-ma [1742]auTOU leuKON [3022]hos chiON [5510:
And his :appearance was as lightning, and his :raiment white as snow:
aPO de tou PHObou auTOU eSEISthe-san [4579]hoi teROUNtes [5083], kai e-geNEthe-san hos neKROI.
4and for :fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead.
d. 28:5 COURTEOUS ANSWER OF THE ANGEL TO THE WOMEN
a-po-kriTHEIS de ho AGge-los EIpen tais gu-naiXIN, MephoBEISthe huMEIS;
And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear YOU not;
OIda gar HOti IeSOUS ton e-stau-roMEnon [4717]zeTEIte.
for I know that you seek Jesus the crucified one.
e. 28:6a He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said.
ouk EStin HOde; eGERthe[1453]gar, kaTHOS EIpen.
f. 28:6b Come, see the place where he lay.
DEUte, Ide-te ton TOpon HOpou Ekei-to.
g. 28:7 THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE TO THE WOMEN
kai taCHU po-reuTHEIsai, EIpa-te tis ma-theTAIS auTOU HOti E-GERthe [1453] aPO ton neKRON;
And go quickly, andtell his :disciples that he is risen from the dead;
kai iDOU, proAgei [4254] huMAS eis Ga-liLAIan; eKEI auTON Opses-the: iDOU, EIpon huMIN.
and lo, he goes before you into :Galilee; there shall you see him: lo, I have told you.
h. 28:8 THE WOMEN REPORT TO THE DISCIPLES
kai a-pelTHOUsai taCHU aPO tou mneMEIou meTA PHObou
And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear
kai chaRAS [5479] meGAles [3173], Edra-mon [5143] a-pagGEIlai tois ma-theTAIS auTOU.
and great joy, andran to report to his :disciples.
i. 28:9a And lo, Jesus met them, saying, Hail!
kai iDOU, IeSOUS huPENte-sen [528]auTAIS, LEgon, CHAIre-te [5463].
j. 28:9b And they came andtook hold of his :feet, and worshiped him.
hai de pro-selTHOUsai eKRAte-san [2902]auTOU tous POdas, kai pro-seKUne-san [4352]auTO.
k. 28:10 JESUS PERSONALLY GIVES MESSAGE TO DISCIPLES
TOte LEgei auTAIS ho IeSOUS, Me phoBEISthe:
Then says :Jesus to them, Fear not:
huPAge-te [5217], a-pagGEIla-te [518] tois a-delPHOIS mou HIna aPELtho-sin
go, report to my :brethren that they depart
eis ten Ga-liLAIan, ka' 'KEI me Opson-tai.
into :Galilee, and there shall they see me.
2. 28:11-15 GUARDS REPORT ACCORDING TO BRIBES
a. 28:11 ROMAN GUARDS REPORT TO THE JEWISH LEADERS
Po-reu-oMEnon de auTON, iDOU, ti-nes tes kou-stoDIas [2892] elTHONtes eis ten POlin,
Now while they were going, lo, some of the guard came into the city,
aPEGgei-lan [518] toi ar-chi-eREUsin HApan-ta ta geNOme-na.
andreported to the chief priests all the thingsthat were come to pass.
b. 28:12-13 JEWISH LEADERS BRIBE THE ROMAN SOLDIERS
kai su-nachTHENtes [4363] meTA ton pres-buTEron, sumBOUliON [4824] te laBONtes,
And when they were gathered with the elders, and had taken counsel,
arGUri-a hi-kaNA Edokan tois stra-tiOtais,
they gave enough silver-piecesto the soldiers,
LEgon-tes, EIpa-te [HOti], Hoi ma-theTAI auTOU nukTOS elTHONtes,
13saying, Say [that], His :disciples came by night,
Ekle-psan auTON heMON koi-moMEnon.
andstole him while we slept.
c. 28:14 JEWISH LEADERS PROMISE SECURITY FOR BRIBED GUARDS
kai eAN a-kousTHE TOUto ePI tou he-geMOnos [2232],
And if this come to a hearing before the governor,
heMEIS PEIso-men [3982], kai huMAS e-meRIMnous [275] poiEso-men.
we will persuade him, and rid you of care.
d. 28:15 THE GUARDS FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS DECEPTION
hoi de laBONtes ta arGUri-a, ePOIesan hos e-diDACHthesan [1321]: kai di-e-pheMISthe [1310]
And THEY took the money, anddid as they were taught: and this
ho LOgos HOUtos paRA IouDAIois, MECHri tes SEme-ron heMEras.
:saying was spread abroad among theJews, until this very :day.
3. 28:16-20 THE GREAT COMMISSION
a. 28:16 THE OBEDIENCE OF THE ELEVEN
Hoi de ENde-ka ma-theTAI e-poREUthe-san eis ten Ga-liLAIan,
But the eleven disciples went to :Galilee,
eis to Oros hou eTAxa-to [5021] auTOUS ho IeSOUS.
unto the mountain where :Jesus had appointed them.
b. 28:17 And when they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
kai iDONtes auTON, pro-seKUne-san; hoi de e-diSTAsan [1365].
c. 28:18 JESUS DEFINES THE EXTENT OF HIS AUTHORITY
kai pro-selTHON ho IeSOUS eLAle-sen auTOIS, LEgon,
And :Jesus came to themand spoke to them, saying,
E-DOthe moi PAsa e-xouSIa [1849] en ou-raNO kai ePI tes ges.
All authority has been given me in heaven and on :earth.
d. 28:19-20 THE COMMISSION DEFINED
po-reuTHENtes oun ma-theTEUsa-te [3100] PANta ta ETHne [1484], bapTIzon-tes [907] auTOUS
Go therefore, anddisciple all the nations, baptizing them
eis to Ono-ma tou PaTROS kai tou HuiOU kai tou HaGIou PNEUma-tos:
into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
diDAskon-tes [1321] auTOUS teREIN [5083] PANta HOsa e-ne-teiLAmen [1781] huMIN:
20teaching them to keep all thingswhatever I commanded you:
kai iDOU, eGO meth' huMON eiMI PAsas tas heMEras HEos tes sun-teLEIas [4930] tou aiOnos.
and lo, I am with you all the days till the consummation of the age.
NOTE: This Interlinear is designed for Lay-folk who have not had the opportunity to attend Bible School or Seminary. It differs dramatically from the normal Interlinear Greek NT - perhaps the chief difference being the outlined natureof sentence, subdivision, paragraph and sectional divisions as discovered by Panin in the late 1800's and early 1900's. I personally have been enriched and enlightened by this discovery. Since 1945 I have been actively engaged in making use of it.
28:11-15 - Notice again the extreme hypocrisy and deception of the Jewish leaders of that time in seeking to hide the true nature of Jesus' Resurrection. They intuitively understood that if the people discerned what this truly meant, it would go ill with them as leaders.
But for me, 28:16-20, The Great Commission, is as the final word of this Gospel, laced with incredible revelation. Jesus' statement for His disciples of the heavenly grant of all authority - e-xouSIa - in heavenand on earth- is breath taking.
Then - the actual break-down of the Commission - has truth of unusual importance. Jesus wants us to disciple(ma-theTEUsa-te) all nations- not just make converts. There is a world of difference here! Then we are to baptize disciples in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The early disciples baptized in the name of Jesus, which means “Jehovah is Salvation”. This name, encompassing the Triunity of the Godhead, meets this word of Jesus. The formula Billy Graham used in baptism was, “I baptize you in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” That seems to cover it!
Finally, He tells them to teach all disciples all thingswhatever Hehad commanded them! Did that include the Sermon on the Mount? Absolutely. He knew that His indwelling Presence through the Holy Spirit abiding within all true disciples, would enable Him to fulfill Galatians 2:20 through them! Did that include the 4 Gospels? Did Jesus teach what was in them to His 12 disciples? Then- all of that is alsofor us. Listen to what Jesussays, and if what other teachers say does not accord with Him- then we know what to do!
Some believe only the 4 prison epistles of Paul are valid for us today! How safe and how good it is - to let God say what Hewant to say - and the Bible mean what itwants to mean. J.A.W.