Mateus 28:4

4 Os guardas tremeram de medo 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 sobreveio um grande terremoto, pois um anjo do Senhor desceu dos céus e, chegando ao sepulcro, rolou a pedra da entrada e assentou-se sobre ela.

3 Sua aparência era como um relâmpago, e suas vestes eram brancas como a neve.

4 Os guardas tremeram de medo e ficaram como mortos.

5 O anjo disse às mulheres: “Não tenham medo! Sei que vocês estão procurando Jesus, que foi crucificado.

6 Ele não está aqui; ressuscitou, como tinha dito. Venham ver o lugar onde ele jazia.