And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
Parallel translations
- WEB When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,
- KJV And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
- NKJV When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
- NASB And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
- NLT A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.
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Quick answer
The chief priests and elders meet, take counsel, and bribe the soldiers with a large sum of money. They scheme to cover up the resurrection.
Overview
Faced with clear testimony, the leaders choose conspiracy over repentance, using money to manipulate the truth. Their deliberate plotting shows that unbelief is often a matter of the will rather than lack of evidence. The same authorities who paid Judas now pay again to bury the news of the risen Christ.
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- Matt 27:62–64The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
- Matt 27:1–2When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
- Matt 26:3–4At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Acts 4:5–22The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
- Acts 5:33–34When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
- Ps 2:1–7Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- John 12:10–11So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
- John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- Acts 5:40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
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