The Meaning of Matthew 28:10 Explained

Matthew 28:10

KJV: Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

YLT: Then saith Jesus to them, 'Fear ye not, go away, tell to my brethren that they may go away to Galilee, and there they shall see me.'

Darby: Then Jesus says to them, Fear not; go, bring word to my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there they shall see me.

ASV: Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not: go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then  said  Jesus  unto them,  Be  not  afraid:  go  tell  my  brethren  that  they go  into  Galilee,  and there  shall they see  me. 

What does Matthew 28:10 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Jesus calmed the women"s fears as the angel had done, and He repeated the instructions that the angel had given them. Jesus" brethren were His disciples ( Matthew 12:48-50; Matthew 18:15; Matthew 23:8; Matthew 25:40; cf. Matthew 5:22-24; Matthew 7:3-5; Matthew 18:21; Matthew 18:35).
"Why, then, Matthew"s record of a resurrection appearance in Galilee? The answer surely lies in the combination of two themes that have permeated the entire Gospel. First, the Messiah emerges from a despised area...and first sheds his light on a despised people...;for the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit ( Matthew 5:3). For this reason, too, the risen Jesus first appears to women whose value as witnesses among Jews is worthless... Second, "Galilee of the Gentiles" ( Matthew 4:15) is compatible with the growing theme of Gentile mission in this Gospel...and prepares for the Great Commission ( Matthew 28:18-20)." [1]

Context Summary

Matthew 28:1-10 - The Open And Empty Tomb
Ere the sun had risen and while the glory of the dawn was faint in the Eastern sky, the women were well on their way. But He whom they sought had gone. How often we look down into the grave of the dead past, and into the vault where we have buried twin-souls; or we peer for help into the diaries, prayers and rites of departed saints or a moribund church-but we do not find the Lord. The divine Leader of souls is not behind us, but before; not in the grave of the dead past, but in the van of the world's march. Lo, he beckons us on to follow the Ascension mountain and the opened heaven!
The Lord engaged women as messengers of His resurrection. See Psalms 68:11. How eagerly they caught His idea, and with what alacrity they endeavored to fulfill it. And as they went He, for whom they went, met them! It is ever thus. We go on His errands, but we do not leave Him as we go. On the contrary, He meets us. See Isaiah 64:5. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 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

Greek Commentary for Matthew 28:10

Fear not [μη ποβειστε]
They were still afraid for joy and embarrassment. Jesus calms their excitement by the repetition of the charge from the angel for the disciples to meet him in Galilee. There is no special mention of Peter (“and Peter”) as in Mark 16:7, but we may be sure that the special message to Peter was delivered. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 28:10

John 20:17 My brethren []
The word brethren, applied to the disciples, occurs before (John 7:3, John 7:5, John 7:10), but not the phrase my brethren, which follows from my Father and your Father. Compare Matthew 28:10. [source]

What do the individual words in Matthew 28:10 mean?

Then says to them - Jesus Not fear Go tell the brothers of Me so that they should go into - Galilee and there Me will they see
τότε λέγει αὐταῖς Ἰησοῦς Μὴ φοβεῖσθε ὑπάγετε ἀπαγγείλατε τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου ἵνα ἀπέλθωσιν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν κἀκεῖ με ὄψονται

λέγει  says 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
αὐταῖς  to  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἰησοῦς  Jesus 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰησοῦς  
Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor.
φοβεῖσθε  fear 
Parse: Verb, Present Imperative Middle or Passive, 2nd Person Plural
Root: φοβέομαι 
Sense: to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away).
ὑπάγετε  Go 
Parse: Verb, Present Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: ὑπάγω  
Sense: to lead under, bring under.
ἀπαγγείλατε  tell 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: ἀγγέλλω 
Sense: to bring tidings (from a person or a thing), bring word, report.
ἀδελφοῖς  brothers 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural
Root: ἀδελφός  
Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.
μου  of  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
ἵνα  so  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ἵνα  
Sense: that, in order that, so that.
ἀπέλθωσιν  they  should  go 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἀπέρχομαι  
Sense: to go away, depart.
εἰς  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: εἰς  
Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
τὴν  - 
Parse: Article, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Γαλιλαίαν  Galilee 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: Γαλιλαία  
Sense: the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the north by Syria, on the west by Sidon, Tyre, Ptolemais and their territories and the promontory of Carmel, on the south by Samaria and on the east by the Jordan.
κἀκεῖ  and  there 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: κἀκεῖ  
Sense: and there.
με  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
ὄψονται  will  they  see 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Plural
Root: εἶδον 
Sense: to see with the eyes.