Matthew 28:17
Verse of the New Testament
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Matthew 28:17 is the seventeenth verse of the twenty-eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is part of the resurrection narrative, recording a meeting of the risen Jesus with the disciples.
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Risen Jesus and the disciples. The ideal Holy Bible self-pronouncing, self-interpreting, self-explanatory. 1908 | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Content
The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort/[NA27 and UBS4 variants], reads:[1]
- 17: καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν.
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:
- 17: And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:
- 17: When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.[a]
Analysis
The verse states briefly that "they saw him", then "they worshipped him", concluded by a puzzling phrase "but some doubted" (hoi de edistasan).[2] The Greek root word for "doubted" is distazō, which is only used here and in Matthew 14:31 when Jesus rebuked Simon Peter for having "doubt" after he lost his confidence during his walk on the water toward Jesus.[2] The "doubt" here does not denote intellectual disbelief ("refuse to believe"), but "hesitation".[3] R. T. France notes that "hesitation" is linked with "worship" both in this verse and in chapter 14 ("hesitation" in Matthew 14:31; "worship" in Matthew 14:33).[4]
The Greek word translated as "worshipped" comes from the verb proskuneó, indicating 'the homage and prostration before a king'.[5] It occurs twelve times in the Gospel of Matthew, whereas it is found only twice each in the Gospel of Mark and in the Gospel of Luke.[5]
Notes
- For a collection of other versions see BibleHub: Matthew 28:17