Matthew 28:5 (YLT)

Passage

And the messenger answering said to the women, `Fear not ye, for I have known that Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek;

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:3 and his countenance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow,

Matthew 28:4 and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

Matthew 28:5 And the messenger answering said to the women, `Fear not ye, for I have known that Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek;

Matthew 28:6 he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

Matthew 28:7 and having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he rose from the dead; and lo, he doth go before you to Galilee, there ye shall see him; lo, I have told you.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "messenger", "answering", "said", "women", "fear", "known", "jesus", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "messenger" and "answering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "and from the fear of him did..." into verse 6's "he is not here for he rose...", so "messenger" and "answering" 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 "messenger" and "answering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.