“Say that his disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping,” they told the soldiers.
“You said it,” Jesus replied. “And I also tell you that in the future you'll see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
After the chief priests had met with the elders, and worked out a plan, they bribed the soldiers with a great deal of money.
“And if the governor hears about this, we'll talk to him and you won't have to worry.”