MAT 28:12-15
MAT 28:12-15 AFINT
After the chief priests had assembled with the elders and consulted together about how to respond to this crisis, they gave a substantial sum of money to the soldiers as a bribe. They instructed the soldiers, "You must say this: 'His disciples came during the night while we were sleeping and stole His body away.' And if this report reaches the governor's ears and he questions you about sleeping on duty, we will satisfy him with our explanation and keep you out of trouble. You will not be punished." So the soldiers took the money and did exactly as they had been instructed. This fabricated story has been spread among the Jewish people and circulated to this very day.





