Matthew 28:11 (GNV)

Passage

Nowe when they were gone, beholde, some of the watch came into the citie, and shewed vnto the hie Priestes all ye things that were done.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:9 And as they wet to tel his disciples, behold, Iesus also met the, saying, God saue you. And they came, and tooke him by the feete, and worshipped him.

Matthew 28:10 Then said Iesus vnto them, Be not afraide. Goe, and tell my brethren, that they goe into Galile, and there shall they see me.

Matthew 28:11 Nowe when they were gone, beholde, some of the watch came into the citie, and shewed vnto the hie Priestes all ye things that were done.

Matthew 28:12 And they gathered them together with the Elders, and tooke counsell, and gaue large money vnto the souldiers,

Matthew 28:13 Saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nowe", "gone", "beholde", "some", "watch", "came", "citie", and "shewed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nowe" and "gone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Then said Iesus vnto them Be not..." into verse 12's "And they gathered them together with the...", so "nowe" and "gone" 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 "nowe" and "gone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.