Mateo 28:4

4 Los guardias tuvieron tanto miedo de él que se pusieron a temblar y 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 Sucedió que hubo un terremoto violento, porque un ángel del Señor bajó del cielo y, acercándose al sepulcro, quitó la piedra y se sentó sobre ella.

3 Su aspecto era como el de un relámpago, y su ropa era blanca como la nieve.

4 Los guardias tuvieron tanto miedo de él que se pusieron a temblar y quedaron como muertos.

5 El ángel dijo a las mujeres:—No tengan miedo; sé que ustedes buscan a Jesús, el que fue crucificado.

6 No está aquí, pues ha resucitado, tal como dijo. Vengan a ver el lugar donde lo pusieron.