Matthew 28:12

Weymouth New Testament

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

King James Version (1611)
And when they were assembled with the Elders, and had taken counsell, they gaue large money vnto the souldiers,

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

English Standard Version
And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

New American Standard Bible
And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

New Century Version
Then the priests met with the elders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a large amount of money

Amplified Bible
And when the chief priests had gathered with the elders and had consulted together [to develop a plan of deception], they gave a sufficient sum of money [as a bribe] to the soldiers,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Legacy Standard Bible
And when they had assembled with the elders and took counsel together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Berean Standard Bible
And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

Contemporary English Version
So the chief priests met with the leaders and decided to bribe the soldiers with a lot of money.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then they met with the elders; and after discussing the matter, they gave the soldiers a sizeable sum of money

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

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the priests met with the older Jewish leaders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a lot of money

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they gathered them together with the Elders, and tooke counsell, and gaue large money vnto the souldiers,

George Lamsa Translation
So they gathered with the elders and took counsel; and they gave money, not a small sum, to the guards,

Good News Translation
The chief priests met with the elders and made their plan; they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers

Lexham English Bible
And after they had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers,

Literal Translation
And being assembled with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave enough silver to the soldiers,

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

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

Hebrew Names Version
When they were assembled with the Zakenim, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

International Standard Version
So they met with the elders and agreed on a plan to give the soldiers a largea sufficient">[fn] amount of money.

Etheridge Translation
And they assembled with the elders, and took counsel; and they gave money not a little to the guards,

Murdock Translation
And they assembled with the Elders, and held a council; and they gave no little money to the guards,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they gathered the together, with the elders, and toke councell, and gaue large money vnto the souldiers,

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having met together with the elders and taken counsel, they gave large mony to the soldiers,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei weren gaderid togidere with the elder men, and hadden take her counseil, thei yauen to the kniytis miche monei, and seiden, Seie ye,

Update Bible Version
And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers,

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

New English Translation
After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

New King James Version
When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

New Living Translation
A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.

New Life Bible
The soldiers gathered together with the other leaders and talked about what to do. The leaders gave much money to the soldiers.

New Revised Standard
After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, being gathered together with the Elders and taking counsel, sufficient pieces of silver, gave they unto the soldiers, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers,

Revised Standard Version
And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sum of money to the soldiers

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they gaddered them to gedder with the elders and toke counsell and gave large money vnto the soudiers

Young's Literal Translation
and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they came together with the elders, and helde a councell, and gaue ye souders money ynough,

Mace New Testament (1729)
and when they were assembled with the senators, and had consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, thus instructing them;

Simplified Cowboy Version
The head honchos met together and came up with a devious plan. They gave the deputies a bunch of money and said,

Contextual Overview

¹¹ While they went on this errand, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the High Priests every detail of what had happened. ¹² So the latter held a conference with the Elders, and after consultation with them they heavily bribed the soldiers, ¹³ telling them to say, "His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep." ¹⁴ "And if this," they added, "is reported to the Governor, we will satisfy him and screen you from punishment." ¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story was noised about among the Jews, and is current to this day.

Bible Verse Review
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Matthew 26:3, Matthew 26:4, Matthew 27:1, Matthew 27:2, Matthew 27:62-64, Psalms 2:1-7, John 11:47, John 12:10, John 12:11, Acts 4:5-22, Acts 5:33, Acts 5:34, Acts 5:40

Reciprocal: Acts 5:23 - The prison Acts 6:11 - they

Cross-References

Matthew 1:20
But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 2:19
But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said to him,

John 1:51
"I tell you all in most solemn truth," He added, "that you shall see Heaven opened wide, and God's angels going up, and coming down to the Son of Man."

Hebrews 1:1
God, who in ancient days spoke to our forefathers in many distinct messages and by various methods through the Prophets,

Hebrews 1:14
Are not all angels spirits that serve Him--whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit salvation?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they were assembled with the elders,.... Upon this the grand sanhedrim was convened together, which consisted of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders;

and had taken counsel among themselves what steps to take to stifle this matter, that it might not spread and be believed by the people; they agreed upon this, as the best expedient, to bribe the soldiers to give a false account of it, as they did:

they gave large money unto the soldiers, or "sufficient money"; they gave large sums of money, as were enough to satisfy the soldiers; they gave them whatever they would have; for though these men were very covetous, yet upon this occasion gave liberally; and that perhaps which were for the sacrifices, or for the repair of the temple, or for the supply of the poor.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when they were assembled ... - They deemed the matter of so much importance as to justify the calling together of the great council of the nation. Notwithstanding all their caution, it was plain that the body of Jesus was gone. It was further plain that the disciples would affirm that he was restored to life again. It was not improbable that Jesus would himself appear, and convince multitudes that he was the Messiah, and that the guilt of putting him to death would, after all their caution and cunning, be charged on them. They had been at great pains to procure his death. They had convinced Pilate that he was dead. They had placed a guard for the express purpose of preventing his being taken away. It would be in vain, after this, to pretend that he was not dead; that he was in a swoon; that he died in appearance only. They had shut themselves out from this, which would have been the most plausible plea, and, whatever course they might now adopt, they were obliged to proceed on the admission that he had been really dead, and that all proper measures had been taken to prevent his being stolen. They concluded, after consultation, that but one way was left - to bribe the soldiers - to induce them to tell a falsehood - and to attempt to convince the world that Jesus, in spite of themselves, and in the face of all probability, had been really stolen.

Large money - Much money. This was given to bribe them; to induce them to conceal the truth, and to affirm what they knew was false.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 28:12. With the elders — That is, the senators of the great Sanhedrin or Jewish council of state, elsewhere called the elders of the people; they could now meet, as the Sabbath was over.