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but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having seen Him they worshiped; but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when they saw Him, they worshiped <i>Him;</i> but some were doubtful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when they saw Him, they worshiped <i>Him;</i> but some were doubtful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when they saw Him, they worshiped <i>Him</i>; but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And when they saw Him, they worshiped <i>Him;</i> but some doubted [that it was really He].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they saw Him, they worshiped, but some doubted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They saw him and worshiped him, but some of them doubted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When they saw him, they bowed down in worship, though some had doubts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When they saw him, they worshiped him, even though some of them doubted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When they saw him, they worshipped him, though some had doubts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they worshiped him: but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There they saw Him and prostrated themselves before Him. Yet some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When they saw him, they bowed down to him; but some doubted. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having seen Him, they worshiped Him, but some wavered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having seen Him they worshiped; but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having seen him, they bowed to him, but some did waver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having seen him, they worshipped him; and some doubted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And seeing them they adored: but some doubted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And, seeing him, they worshipped him, but certain ones doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they worshipped him; but some of them were doubtful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/28.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some of them doubted.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/28.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/28.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and seeing Him, they worshiped Him: but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/28.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they worshipped him. Still some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/28.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There they saw Him and prostrated themselves before Him. Yet some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/28.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and seeing Him, they worshiped <i>Him</i>, but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/28.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when they saw Him, they worshipped Him: but some doubted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/28-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=9221" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/28.htm">The Great Commission</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16</span>Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">When</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idontes (V-APA-NMP) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">they saw</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/4352.htm" title="4352: prosekynēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.">they worshiped Him,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">some</a> <a href="/greek/1365.htm" title="1365: edistasan (V-AIA-3P) -- To waver, doubt, hesitate. From dis; properly, to duplicate, i.e. to waver.">doubted.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">18</span>Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-24.htm">John 20:24-29</a></span><br />Now Thomas called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. / So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.” / Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-36.htm">Luke 24:36-43</a></span><br />While they were describing these events, Jesus Himself stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” / But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit. / “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/16-14.htm">Mark 16:14</a></span><br />Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19-23</a></span><br />It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them. / After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. / Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-9.htm">Acts 1:9-11</a></span><br />After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. / They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. / “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Matthew 14:31-33</a></span><br />Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?” / And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. / Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-66.htm">John 6:66-69</a></span><br />From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. / So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” / Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-6.htm">James 1:6</a></span><br />But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37-41</a></span><br />Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-8.htm">Exodus 34:8</a></span><br />Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-3.htm">Genesis 17:3</a></span><br />Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-39.htm">1 Kings 18:39</a></span><br />When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-18.htm">2 Chronicles 20:18</a></span><br />Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-28.htm">Daniel 3:28</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.</p><p class="hdg">when.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28</a></b></br> Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.</p><p class="hdg">worshipped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">Matthew 28:9</a></b></br> And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Psalm 2:12</a></b></br> Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish <i>from</i> the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed <i>are</i> all they that put their trust in him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-11.htm">Psalm 45:11</a></b></br> So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he <i>is</i> thy Lord; and worship thou him.</p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-6.htm">1 Corinthians 15:6</a></b></br> After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Doubt</a> <a href="/acts/25-20.htm">Doubted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-7.htm">Doubtful</a> <a href="/matthew/20-20.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Prostrated</a> <a href="/matthew/27-53.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Waver</a> <a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/5-6.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Doubt</a> <a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Doubted</a> <a href="/luke/12-29.htm">Doubtful</a> <a href="/mark/5-6.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/genesis/24-26.htm">Prostrated</a> <a href="/mark/1-27.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/luke/12-29.htm">Waver</a> <a href="/mark/5-6.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/mark/5-6.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/mark/5-6.htm">Worshipped</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/28-1.htm">Christ's resurrection is declared by an angel to the women.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">He himself appears unto them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">The chief priests pay the soldiers to say that he was stolen out of his tomb.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/28-16.htm">Christ appears to his disciples,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">and sends them to baptize and teach all nations.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When they saw Him</b><br>This phrase refers to the disciples' encounter with the resurrected Jesus on a mountain in Galilee. The setting is significant as Galilee was the region where Jesus began His ministry and performed many miracles. This meeting fulfills Jesus' promise to appear to His disciples after His resurrection (<a href="/matthew/26-32.htm">Matthew 26:32</a>). The physical sighting of Jesus confirms the reality of His bodily resurrection, a cornerstone of Christian faith, affirming His victory over death and His divine nature.<p><b>they worshiped Him</b><br>The act of worship indicates recognition of Jesus' divine status. In Jewish culture, worship was reserved for God alone, so the disciples' worship of Jesus underscores their acknowledgment of His deity. This moment reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah's divine nature (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>) and aligns with New Testament affirmations of Jesus' divinity (<a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1</a>, <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a>). Worship here is both a physical act and a spiritual acknowledgment of Jesus as Lord and Savior.<p><b>but some doubted</b><br>This phrase highlights the human struggle with faith and doubt, even among those who were closest to Jesus. The Greek word for "doubted" can imply hesitation or uncertainty. This doubt does not necessarily indicate disbelief but rather a struggle to comprehend the miraculous nature of the resurrection. It serves as a reminder of the disciples' humanity and the process of growing in faith. This moment of doubt is echoed in other Gospel accounts, such as Thomas' skepticism (<a href="/john/20-24.htm">John 20:24-29</a>), and it emphasizes the importance of faith in the unseen (<a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The resurrected Lord who appears to His disciples, affirming His victory over death and His divine nature.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who witness His resurrection. Their reactions vary, with some worshiping and others doubting.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_mountain_in_galilee.htm">The Mountain in Galilee</a></b><br>The specific location where Jesus had instructed His disciples to meet Him after His resurrection (<a href="/matthew/28-16.htm">Matthew 28:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_doubt.htm">The Reality of Doubt</a></b><br>Even among the closest followers of Jesus, doubt can arise. This highlights the importance of addressing and overcoming doubt through faith and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_response_to_revelation.htm">Worship as a Response to Revelation</a></b><br>The disciples' worship signifies recognition of Jesus' divine authority and the appropriate response to His presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_uncertainty.htm">Faith Amidst Uncertainty</a></b><br>The passage encourages believers to hold onto faith even when faced with uncertainty or doubt, trusting in the truth of the resurrection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The mixed reactions among the disciples suggest the importance of community in strengthening faith and addressing doubts collectively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_witness.htm">The Call to Witness</a></b><br>Despite their doubts, the disciples are commissioned to spread the Gospel, showing that God can use imperfect people to fulfill His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_people_worship_jesus.htm">Did people worship Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_did_disciples_see_jesus_in_galilee.htm">When did the disciples return to Galilee? They saw Jesus there after at least 40 days, as they were instructed to stay in Jerusalem until receiving power (Matthew 28:17, Luke 24:49, Acts 1:3-4).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_disciples'_testimony_if_they_doubted.htm">If some of Jesus' own disciples still doubted (Matthew 28:17), how can their testimony about the resurrection be considered credible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_jesus_worship.htm">What does the Bible say about worshiping Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">They worshipped him</span>--i.e., fell prostrate at His feet. The act, as has been said, was not new in itself, but it seems certain that our Lord's manifestations of His Presence after the Resurrection had made the faith of the disciples stronger and clearer (comp. <a href="/john/20-28.htm" title="And Thomas answered and said to him, My LORD and my God.">John 20:28</a>), and so the act acquired a new significance.<p><span class= "bld">Some doubted.</span>--It seems hard at first to conceive how those who had been present in the upper chamber at Jerusalem (<a href="/context/john/20-19.htm" title="Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the middle, and said to them, Peace be to you.">John 20:19-26</a>) could still feel doubt; but the narrative of <a href="/john/21-4.htm" title="But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.">John 21:4</a> throws some light upon it. There was something mysterious and supernatural in the manifestation of the glorified body--outlines, at first indistinct and scarcely recognised, and then the whole form seen as it had been seen in life. The more devoted and loving disciples were probably, here as before, the first to recognise their Lord. Others questioned whether it was a phantom (comp. Notes on <a href="/matthew/14-26.htm" title="And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.">Matthew 14:26</a>) or a reality.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They worshipped him.</span> Evidently here they, or the majority of those present (for it is plain that others beside the apostles were there), adored him as God and Lord. This is the first time that this action of supreme worship is mentioned in connection with the disciples, though the women had offered the same homage to him (ver. 9). <span class="cmt_word">But</span> <span class="cmt_word">some doubted</span> (<span class="greek">οἱ δὲ</span> - without <span class="greek">οἱ μὲν</span> - <span class="greek">ἐδίστασαν</span>). (For the verb, comp. <a href="/matthew/14-31.htm">Matthew 14:31</a>.) The doubters could not have been any of the eleven, for they had seen the Lord more than once at Jerusalem, and had had indubitable proofs that he had risen from the dead, and was no mere spirit or spiritual appearance, but possessed of his former body, with new powers, faculties, and laws. Those who for the moment doubted did not hesitate to acknowledge his resurrection, but his identity. They were, perhaps, at a distance. Christ may have appeared surrounded with heavenly glory; at any rate, in a shape, or vesture, or with an aspect with which they were not familiar; hence in this majestic form, they failed to recognize the "despised and rejected of men," the lowly Jesus whom they had known (cf. <a href="/john/21-4.htm">John 21:4</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/28-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they saw</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδόντες</span> <span class="translit">(idontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they worshiped Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">προσεκύνησαν</span> <span class="translit">(prosekynēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4352.htm">Strong's 4352: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">doubted.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐδίστασαν</span> <span class="translit">(edistasan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1365.htm">Strong's 1365: </a> </span><span class="str2">To waver, doubt, hesitate. 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