Matthew 28:9 (LSB)

Passage

And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:7 And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”

Matthew 28:8 And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples.

Matthew 28:9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

Matthew 28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and report to My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”

Matthew 28:11 Now while they were on their way, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "jesus", "said", "greetings", "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 left the tomb quickly with..." into verse 10's "Then Jesus said to them Do 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.