Matthew 28:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹² And when they had assembled with the [Jewish] elders and conferred with them, they offered large sums of money to the soldiers,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And when they [the chief priests] had gathered with the elders and had consulted together, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers,

Common English Bible

¹² They met with the elders and decided to give a large sum of money to the soldiers.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And gathering together with the elders, having taken counsel, they gave an abundant sum of money to the soldiers,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers,

Matthew 28:12 Cross References

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees left and began discussing together how they could arrange to kill Him.

Matthew 28:11

Now while these women were on their way, some of the guards entered the city and began telling the leading priests everything that had happened.

Matthew 28:13

saying, “We want you to say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’

John 11:47

So, the leading priests and the Pharisees assembled the Council [Note: This was the Jewish governing body called “the Sanhedrin”] and said, “What should we do, for this man is performing many [miraculous] signs?

Acts 5:40

And so the Council agreed [with Gamaliel's advice] and when they called the apostles back in, they had them beaten and ordered them never to speak in the name of Jesus [again]; then they released them.