Matthew 28:9 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:7 And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen. And behold he will go before you into Galilee. There you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.

Matthew 28:8 And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "jesus", "saying", "hail", "came", "took", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And they went out quickly from the..." into verse 10's "Then Jesus said to them Fear not...", so "behold" and "jesus" 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 "behold" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.