Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. New Living Translation When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted! English Standard Version And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. Berean Standard Bible When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. Berean Literal Bible And having seen Him they worshiped; but some doubted. King James Bible And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. New King James Version When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. New American Standard Bible And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. NASB 1995 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. NASB 1977 And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. Legacy Standard Bible And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. Amplified Bible And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He]. Christian Standard Bible When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted. Holman Christian Standard Bible When they saw Him, they worshiped, but some doubted. American Standard Version And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. Contemporary English Version They saw him and worshiped him, but some of them doubted. English Revised Version And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. GOD'S WORD® Translation When they saw him, they bowed down in worship, though some had doubts. Good News Translation When they saw him, they worshiped him, even though some of them doubted. International Standard Version When they saw him, they worshipped him, though some had doubts. Majority Standard Bible When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. NET Bible When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted. New Heart English Bible When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted. Webster's Bible Translation And when they saw him, they worshiped him: but some doubted. Weymouth New Testament There they saw Him and prostrated themselves before Him. Yet some doubted. World English Bible When they saw him, they bowed down to him; but some doubted. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand having seen Him, they worshiped Him, but some wavered. Berean Literal Bible And having seen Him they worshiped; but some doubted. Young's Literal Translation and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver. Smith's Literal Translation And having seen him, they worshipped him; and some doubted. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd seeing them they adored: but some doubted. Catholic Public Domain Version And, seeing him, they worshipped him, but certain ones doubted. New American Bible When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. New Revised Standard Version When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some of them were doubtful. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some of them doubted. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd when they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Godbey New Testament and seeing Him, they worshiped Him: but some doubted. Haweis New Testament And when they saw him, they worshipped him. Still some doubted. Mace New Testament and when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. Weymouth New Testament There they saw Him and prostrated themselves before Him. Yet some doubted. Worrell New Testament and seeing Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. Worsley New Testament And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Great Commission16Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated. 17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.… Cross References John 20:24-29 Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. / So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.” / Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” ... Luke 24:36-43 While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” / But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit. / “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ... Mark 16:14 Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. John 20:19-23 It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them. / After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. / Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” ... Acts 1:9-11 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” Matthew 14:31-33 Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?” / And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. / Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!” John 6:66-69 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. / So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” / Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. ... Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. James 1:6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. John 12:37-41 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ... Exodus 34:8 Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped. Genesis 17:3 Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 1 Kings 18:39 When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!” 2 Chronicles 20:18 Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him. Daniel 3:28 Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Treasury of Scripture And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. when. Matthew 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. worshipped. 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. Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Psalm 45:11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. but. 1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. Jump to Previous Bowed Doubt Doubted Doubtful Homage Prostrated Themselves Waver Worship Worshiped WorshippedJump to Next Bowed Doubt Doubted Doubtful Homage Prostrated Themselves Waver Worship Worshiped WorshippedMatthew 28 1. Christ's resurrection is declared by an angel to the women.9. He himself appears unto them. 11. The chief priests pay the soldiers to say that he was stolen out of his tomb. 16. Christ appears to his disciples, 18. and sends them to baptize and teach all nations. When they saw Him This phrase marks a pivotal moment of recognition and revelation. The Greek word for "saw" is "εἶδον" (eidon), which implies more than just physical sight; it suggests a deeper understanding or perception. The disciples are not merely seeing Jesus with their eyes; they are perceiving His resurrected form, which confirms His victory over death. This moment is a fulfillment of Jesus' promise that He would rise again, and it serves as a testament to His divine nature. Historically, this sighting is significant as it occurs in Galilee, a region where Jesus spent much of His ministry, symbolizing a return to the roots of His earthly mission. they worshiped Him but some doubted Some doubted.--It seems hard at first to conceive how those who had been present in the upper chamber at Jerusalem (John 20:19-26) could still feel doubt; but the narrative of John 21:4 throws some light upon it. There was something mysterious and supernatural in the manifestation of the glorified body--outlines, at first indistinct and scarcely recognised, and then the whole form seen as it had been seen in life. The more devoted and loving disciples were probably, here as before, the first to recognise their Lord. Others questioned whether it was a phantom (comp. Notes on Matthew 14:26) or a reality. Verse 17. - They worshipped him. Evidently here they, or the majority of those present (for it is plain that others beside the apostles were there), adored him as God and Lord. This is the first time that this action of supreme worship is mentioned in connection with the disciples, though the women had offered the same homage to him (ver. 9). But some doubted (οἱ δὲ - without οἱ μὲν - ἐδίστασαν). (For the verb, comp. Matthew 14:31.) The doubters could not have been any of the eleven, for they had seen the Lord more than once at Jerusalem, and had had indubitable proofs that he had risen from the dead, and was no mere spirit or spiritual appearance, but possessed of his former body, with new powers, faculties, and laws. Those who for the moment doubted did not hesitate to acknowledge his resurrection, but his identity. They were, perhaps, at a distance. Christ may have appeared surrounded with heavenly glory; at any rate, in a shape, or vesture, or with an aspect with which they were not familiar; hence in this majestic form, they failed to recognize the "despised and rejected of men," the lowly Jesus whom they had known (cf. John 21:4).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Whenκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they saw ἰδόντες (idontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. Him, αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. they worshiped Him, προσεκύνησαν (prosekynēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4352: From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. some οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. doubted. ἐδίστασαν (edistasan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1365: To waver, doubt, hesitate. From dis; properly, to duplicate, i.e. to waver. Links Matthew 28:17 NIVMatthew 28:17 NLT Matthew 28:17 ESV Matthew 28:17 NASB Matthew 28:17 KJV Matthew 28:17 BibleApps.com Matthew 28:17 Biblia Paralela Matthew 28:17 Chinese Bible Matthew 28:17 French Bible Matthew 28:17 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 28:17 When they saw him they bowed down (Matt. Mat Mt) |