Mateus 28:4

4 E de medo dele tremeram os guardas, e ficaram como mortos.

Mateus 28:4 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 28:4

And for fear of him the keepers did shake
Though they were soldiers, Roman soldiers and veterans, who had been used to terrible sights in the field of battle; were men of courage, and fearless of danger; and yet were seized with a panic, and every limb of them shook and trembled at the sight of the angel, for fear he was come as an executioner of divine vengeance upon them; who had been concerned in the crucifixion of Christ, had watched him as he hung upon the cross, and now his body in the sepulchre: and even supposing no consciousness of guilt in them, or dread of punishment from him; yet such was the glory and majesty in which he appeared, of which they had never seen the like before, that it had this effect upon them:

and became as dead men:
they turned pale, as dead men, and had scarce any life, or spirit, left in them.

Mateus 28:4 In-Context

2 E eis que houvera um grande terremoto; pois um anjo do Senhor descera do céu e, chegando-se, removera a pedra e estava sentado sobre ela.

3 o seu aspecto era como um relâmpago, e as suas vestes brancas como a neve.

4 E de medo dele tremeram os guardas, e ficaram como mortos.

5 Mas o anjo disse �s mulheres: Não temais vós; pois eu sei que buscais a Jesus, que foi crucificado.

6 Não está aqui, porque ressurgiu, como ele disse. Vinde, vede o lugar onde jazia;