θ ο υ σ α ι ▁▁ ε κ ρ α τ η σ α ν ▁α υ τ ο υ ▁ τ ο υ ς ▁ π ο δ α ς ▁ κ α ι ▁ π ρ ο σ ε κ υ ν η σ α ν ▁α υ τ ω ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁King ▁James ▁Version ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁it ▁is ▁translated ▁as : ▁And ▁as ▁they ▁went ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁dis ci ples , ▁beh old , ▁Jesus ▁met ▁them , ▁saying , ▁ ▁All ▁ha il . ▁And ▁they ▁came ▁and ▁held ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁feet , ▁and ▁wor sh ipped ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁World ▁English ▁Bible ▁transl ates ▁the ▁passage ▁as : ▁As ▁they ▁went ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁dis ci ples , ▁beh old , ▁Jesus ▁met ▁them , ▁saying , ▁ ▁“ Re jo ice !” ▁They ▁came ▁and ▁took ▁hold ▁of ▁his ▁feet , ▁and ▁worship ed ▁him . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁other ▁versions ▁see ▁Bible Hub ▁Matthew ▁ 2 8 : 9 ▁ ▁Analysis ▁At ▁this ▁verse ▁Matthew ▁diver ges ▁from ▁Mark , ▁and ▁many ▁sch ol ars ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Matthew ▁was ▁not ▁working ▁from ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁Mark ▁ 1 6 ▁that ▁exists ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁Bible . ▁Mark ▁and ▁John ▁do ▁both ▁have ▁versions ▁of ▁this ▁meeting ▁between ▁Jesus ▁and ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene . ▁N ol land ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁Mark ▁may ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁Matthew , ▁while ▁John ▁is ▁independent