Matthew 28:13

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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

Cross References

Matthew 26:64

Jesus replied to him, “You have said so; nevertheless I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right side of Power [i.e., God Himself], and coming on the clouds of the sky.”

Matthew 28:12

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

Matthew 28:14

And if the governor hears about this [plot], we will persuade him [i.e., not to punish you for negligence], so you will not have to worry about that.”