Mateo 28:4

4 y de miedo a él los guardias temblaron y se quedaron como muertos.

Mateo 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.

Mateo 28:4 In-Context

2 Y he aquí, se produjo un gran terremoto, porque un ángel del Señor descendiendo del cielo, y acercándose, removió la piedra y se sentó sobre ella.

3 Su aspecto era como un relámpago, y su vestidura blanca como la nieve;

4 y de miedo a él los guardias temblaron y se quedaron como muertos.

5 Y hablando el ángel, dijo a las mujeres: Vosotras, no temáis; porque yo sé que buscáis a Jesús, el que fue crucificado.

6 No está aquí, porque ha resucitado, tal como dijo. Venid, ved el lugar donde yacía.