Matthew 28:7
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
Cross-references
Matthew 28:10 repeats the commission from Jesus Himself — telling women to go tell disciples.
In Matthew 28:16, the disciples obey the angel's command to go to Galilee, where they see Jesus as promised—fulfilling the prediction in Matthew 28:7.
In Matthew 28:17, the disciples see Jesus in Galilee as the angel promised in Matthew 28:7, though some doubted—adding a note of mixed response.
In Matthew 26:32, Jesus predicted he would go ahead to Galilee after rising—the angel in Matthew 28:7 repeats this promise as a command to the women.
In Mark 14:28, Jesus similarly predicts his post-resurrection meeting in Galilee, which the angel in Matthew 28:7 then instructs the women to announce.
Mark 16:7 is nearly identical: angel tells women to inform disciples and Peter about Galilee.
Mark 16:8 contrasts — women flee in fear and say nothing, unlike Matthew's joyful obedience.
Mark 16:10 shows Mary Magdalene reporting to mourning disciples — fulfilling the angel's command.
Luke 24:9 records the women telling the eleven and others — carrying out the angel's instruction.
In Luke 24:10, these women are named as the ones who reported the resurrection to the apostles, fulfilling the angel's command.
In John 20:17, Jesus himself gives Mary a similar commission to tell the disciples, though he focuses on his ascension rather than a Galilee meeting.
In John 20:18, Mary Magdalene obeys Jesus’ command, reporting the resurrection to the disciples—similar to the women obeying the angel in Matthew 28:7.
In 1 Corinthians 15:4, Paul echoes the core creed: Christ was raised on the third day — the same event the angel announces here.
Mark 16:6 records the same angelic announcement of the resurrection — a parallel account of the same event.
In John 21:1-14, Jesus appears to disciples by the Sea of Galilee, possibly fulfilling the angel's promise of a Galilee meeting, though John does not mention that specific command.
In Luke 24:22-24, the Emmaus disciples recount the women's report of the empty tomb and angelic message, confirming the event from a secondary perspective.