▁same ▁gre eting ▁in ▁Matthew ▁for ▁Jud as ▁at ▁ 2 6 : 4 9 ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁N ol land ▁writes ▁that ▁its ▁return ▁here ▁re de ems ▁the ▁expression ▁after ▁its ▁previous ▁occurr ences . ▁In ▁John ' s ▁version ▁of ▁this ▁scene ▁at ▁John ▁ 2 0 : 1 9 - 2 6 , ▁Jesus ▁uses ▁the ▁word ▁" pe ace " ▁as ▁a ▁gre eting . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁Heb rew / Ar ama ic ▁gre eting . ▁ ▁The ▁women ▁have ▁no ▁problem ▁recogn izing ▁Jesus ▁after ▁the ▁res urre ction ▁as ▁at ▁Luke ▁ 2 4 : 1 6 ▁and ▁John ▁ 2 0 : 1 4 . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁any ▁doubt ▁on ▁the ▁women ' s ▁part ▁as ▁found ▁at ▁Matthew ▁ 2 8 : 1 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁g osp els . ▁ ▁The ▁women ▁fall ▁at ▁Jesus ' ▁feet . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁worship ▁and ▁supp lication ▁both ▁in ▁contemporary ▁non - Christ ian ▁literature ▁and ▁also ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁where ▁Jesus ' ▁feet ▁are ▁an oint ed ▁at ▁Luke ▁ 7 : 3 8 , ▁John ▁ 1 1 : 2 , ▁and ▁John ▁ 1 2 : 3 . ▁To ▁N ol land ▁this ▁behaviour ▁serves ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁women ▁have ▁a ▁new ▁understanding ▁of ▁Jesus ' ▁div inity ▁after ▁the ▁encounter ▁with ▁the ▁ang el ▁and ▁his ▁appearance . ▁Touch ing