Matthew 28:12 Parallel Translations

The chief priests gathered together with the leaders and agreed on a plan. They gave the soldiers a large amount of money(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

ASV:

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers,

BBE:

And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

DBY:

And having assembled with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

ERV:

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

WEY:

So the latter held a conference with the Elders, and after consultation with them they heavily bribed the soldiers,

WBS:

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

WEB:

When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

YLT:

and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,

Matthew 28:12 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 28:11 Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

Matthew 28:13 and said, "You are to say, 'His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.' (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

28:12 They. The chief priests.
Were assembled with the elders. Probably a secret meeting of the leading members of the Sanhedrin. They had gone too far into crime to stop.

MHC:

28:11-15 What wickedness is it which men will not be brought to by the love of money! Here was large money given to the soldiers for advancing that which they knew to be a lie, yet many grudge a little money for advancing what they know to be the truth. Let us never starve a good cause, when we see bad ones so liberally supported. The priests undertook to secure them from the sword of Pilate, but could not secure these soldiers from the sword of God's justice, which hangs over the heads of those that love and make a lie. Those men promise more than they can perform, who undertake to save a man harmless in doing a wilful sin. But this falsehood disproved itself. Had the soldiers been all asleep, they could not have known what passed. If any had been awake, they would have roused the others and prevented the removal; and certainly if they had been asleep, they never would have dared to confess it; while the Jewish rulers would have been the first to call for their punishment. Again, had there been any truth in the report, the rulers would have prosecuted the apostles with severity for it. The whole shows that the story was entirely false. And we must not charge such things to the weakness of the understanding, but to the wickedness of the heart. God left them to expose their own course. The great argument to prove Christ to be the Son of God, is his resurrection; and none could have more convincing proofs of the truth of that than these soldiers; yet they took bribes to hinder others from believing. The plainest evidence will not affect men, without the work of the Holy Spirit.

CONC:

Amount Assembled Authority Bribed Conference Consultation Consulted Counsel Decision Devised Elders Gathered Heavily Held Large Latter Met Money Plan Priests Saying Silver Soldiers Sum Watchmen

Amount Assembled Authority Bribed Chief Conference Consultation Consulted Counsel Decision Devised Elders Heavily Held Large Met Money Plan Priests Silver Soldiers Sum Together Watchmen

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