In John 1:26 John answered,
“I baptize with water; there has stood One among you whom you do not know.
In
Matthew 28:5, the angel said to
the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
6 He is not here; for he has risen {“Stood up” (עמד)} as he said.
The Hebrew word for
“stood” (עמד) pronounced
amad - also means “rise.”
Before Jesus’
baptism many people who stood next to Jesus did not know Him. After Jesus stood
up from the grave many people came to know Him. After all when you light a lamp you
don’t put it under a basket, but stand it up. And it gives light to all in the
house.
J. Clontz – Editor
of The Comprehensive New Testament
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