Matthew 28:11 (DBY)

Passage

And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:9 And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage.

Matthew 28:10 Then Jesus says to them, Fear not; go, bring word to my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there they shall see me.

Matthew 28:11 And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.

Matthew 28:12 And having assembled with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Matthew 28:13 saying, Say that his disciples coming by night stole him [while] we [were] sleeping.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "behold", "some", "watch", "city", "brought", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Then Jesus says to them Fear not..." into verse 12's "And having assembled with the elders and...", so "went" and "behold" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "went" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.