KJV King James Version
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 28:9
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.
WEB World English Bible
As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, ‘Hail!’ and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.
Surrounding context — Matthew 28
6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusὑπήντησενG5221 · hupantaōto go meetαὐταῖςG846 · autosit/s/heλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayχαίρετε.G5463 · chairōto rejoiceαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenπροσελθοῦσαιG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeἐκράτησανG2902 · krateōto grasp/seizeαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσεκύνησανG4352 · proskuneōto worshipαὐτῷ.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Matthew 28:17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.Matthew 14:33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.John 20:28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.John 20:14-17And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.Luke 24:52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:Revelation 5:11-14And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Luke 1:28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women.Mark 16:9-10Now when [Jesus] was risen early the first [day] of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.Revelation 3:9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.Luke 7:38And stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe [them] with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the ointment.John 20:19Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.Isaiah 64:5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, [those that] remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.Song of Solomon 3:3-4The watchmen that go about the city found me: [to whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
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