Matthew 28:5–6 are the fifth and sixth verses of the twenty-eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Both verses form part of the resurrection narrative. An angel has appeared at the empty tomb and now gives instructions to Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary". Content The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: 5: αποκριθεις δε ο αγγελος ειπεν ταις γυναιξιν μη φοβεισθε υμεις οιδα γαρ οτι ιησουν τον εσταυρωμενον ζητειτε 6: ουκ εστιν ωδε ηγερθη γαρ καθως ειπεν δευτε ιδετε τον τοπον οπου εκειτο In the King James Version of the Bible, these verses are translated as: 5: And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6: He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: 5: The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified. 6: He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying. Analysis After a short diversion (verse 4), which is found only in Matthew, verses 5 and 6 have Matthew rejoining Mark, with these verses paralleling . In Mark, the women had felt fear at the presence of the angel, but in Matthew only the guards are mentioned as being afraid, while the women are counseled not be afraid, so the connection is less direct in this gospel. In the previous verse, the guards were so struck by fear that they had collapsed. Theologian Craig Keener notes that the angel had no interest in assuaging the fear of the guards, making it clear that the message of the angel is intended only for the women. An angel issues the same "do not to be afraid" at Matthew 1:20, implying that this is perhaps the same angel as in the infancy narrative. The angel "answered" the women, not in response to any expressed question, but "in view of the terrifying effect which he saw was being produced upon the women by what was taking place". The words of the angel are almost identical to the angel's words in Mark. In Mark, Jesus is called "the Nazarean". Unlike Mark, Matthew does