Matthew 28:17 | |
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← 28:16 28:18 → | |
Book | Gospel of Matthew |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 28:17 is the seventeenth verse of the twenty-eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is part of the resurrection narrative, recording a meeting of the risen Jesus with the disciples.
The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort/[NA27 and UBS4 variants], reads:[1]
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:
The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:
The verse states briefly that "they saw him", then "they worshipped him", concluded by a puzzling phrase "but some doubted" (hoi de edistasan).[2] The Greek root word for "doubted" is distazō, which is only used here and in Matthew 14:31 when Jesus rebuked Simon Peter for having "doubt" after he lost his confidence during his walk on the water toward Jesus.[2] The "doubt" here does not denote intellectual disbelief ("refuse to believe"), but "hesitation".[3] R. T. France notes that "hesitation" is linked with "worship" both in this verse and in chapter 14 ("hesitation" in Matthew 14:31; "worship" in Matthew 14:33).[4]
The Greek word translated as "worshipped" comes from the verb proskuneó, indicating 'the homage and prostration before a king'.[5] It occurs twelve times in the Gospel of Matthew, whereas it is found only twice each in the Gospel of Mark and in the Gospel of Luke.[5]