Matthew 28:11 (DRB)

Passage

Who when they were departed, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all things that had been done.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:9 And behold, Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet and adored him.

Matthew 28:10 Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee. There they shall see me.

Matthew 28:11 Who when they were departed, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all things that had been done.

Matthew 28:12 And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers,

Matthew 28:13 Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "departed", "behold", "some", "guards", "came", "city", and "told". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "departed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Then Jesus said to them Fear not..." into verse 12's "And they being assembled together with the...", so "all things" and "departed" 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 "all things" and "departed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.