Mateo 28:4

4 Los guardias temblaron de miedo cuando lo vieron y cayeron desmayados por completo.

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 ¡De repente, se produjo un gran terremoto! Pues un ángel del Señor descendió del cielo, corrió la piedra a un lado y se sentó sobre ella.

3 Su rostro brillaba como un relámpago, y su ropa era blanca como la nieve.

4 Los guardias temblaron de miedo cuando lo vieron y cayeron desmayados por completo.

5 Entonces, el ángel les habló a las mujeres: «¡No teman! —dijo—. Sé que buscan a Jesús el que fue crucificado.

6 ¡No está aquí! Ha resucitado tal como dijo que sucedería. Vengan, vean el lugar donde estaba su cuerpo.