The watchers did quake (εσεισθησαν ο τηρουντες). And no wonder that they became as dead men and fled before the women came.

The keepers did shake. It was night. The appearance was sudden and unexpected, and to them terrifying. The stone was probably suddenly rem…

The keepers shook — The words imply that when the two Marys reached the tomb, they saw the soldiers lying prostrate in panicked te…

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow; and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

Pseudo-Chrysostom: After the mockings and scourgings, after the mingled drinks of vinegar and gall, the pains of the cr…

The clause introduced by “for” either suggests that the violent earthquake came with the “angel of the Lord” or was the means the angel used to ope…

Through fear the guards trembled. The Lord struck the guards with terror, as if He had engraved their consciences with a…

And for fear of him the keepers did shake
Though they were soldiers, Roman soldiers and veterans, who had been used …

Christ rose the third day after His death; that was the time He had often spoken of. On the first day of the first week, God commanded the light to…

After the Evangelist finished the mysteries of the Lord’s Pa ion, he treats of the triumph of the Lord’s Resurrection: and it is divided as follows…