Matthew 28:15

13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

14 And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.
KJV
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
WEB
So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.
ASV
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, [and continueth] until this day.
DARBY
And they took the money and did as they had been taught. And this report is current among the Jews until this day.
BLB
And having taken the pieces of silver, they did as they were instructed. And this report was spread abroad among the Jews until the present day.
ÅB
Da tok de pengene, og gjorde som de ble fortalt. Og dette ryktet kom ut blant jødene, og har holdt seg til i dag.
OTB
Så tok de pengene og gjorde som de ble instruert. Og denne historien har vært vidt spredt blant jødene til denne dag.
B1930
De tok da pengene, og gjorde som de blev lært; og dette rykte kom ut blandt jødene, og har holdt sig til denne dag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 27:8

    Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:10

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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  • Matthew 26:15

    And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

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