Matthew 28:7. Tell his disciples. This is a message to the disciples, as a body. Women bore the first glad tidings from beyond the grave.

He goeth before you into Galilee; as had been foretold in chap. Matthew 26:32. Comp. John 10:4. The gathering of the flock in Galilee was a measure of prudence, to prevent persecution, and to dissociate them from the old temple.

There shall ye see him . Still part of the message, and yet indirectly applicable to the hearers also.

Lo, I have told you. These words, adding solemnity to the important announcement, are peculiar to Matthew, and a mark of accuracy.

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