So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 28:15 in context
Matthew 28:12–18
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When they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,
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saying, “Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept.
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If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”
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So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.
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But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.
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When they saw him, they bowed down to him; but some doubted.
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Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
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