👑 Matthew 28

Matthew 28 is a real chapter from the New Testament. It starts, “Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.” Matthew 28 opens with these words: “Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.” The line to keep is Matthew 28:8: “They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.” Carry the word “departed” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Matthew 28:8: “They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Matthew 28? Then try this: Read “They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.