Matthew 28:17 (GNV)

Passage

And when they sawe him, they worshipped him: but some douted.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:15 So they tooke the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is noysed among the Iewes vnto this day.

Matthew 28:16 Then ye eleuen disciples wet into Galile, into a mountaine, where Iesus had appointed the.

Matthew 28:17 And when they sawe him, they worshipped him: but some douted.

Matthew 28:18 And Iesus came, and spake vnto them, saying, All power is giuen vnto me, in heauen, and in earth.

Matthew 28:19 Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Sonne, and the holy Ghost,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sawe", "worshipped", "some", and "douted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sawe" and "worshipped", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Then ye eleuen disciples wet into Galile..." into verse 18's "And Iesus came and spake vnto them...", so "sawe" and "worshipped" 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 "sawe" and "worshipped" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.