Then the priests met with the older Jewish leaders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a lot of money
They called the apostles in again. They beat them and told them not to speak anymore using the name of Jesus. Then they let them go free.
Then the leading priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the high council. They said, “What should we do? This man is doing many miraculous signs.
But the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.
The women went to tell the followers. At the same time, some of the soldiers who were guarding the tomb went into the city. They went to tell the leading priests everything that happened.
and said to them, “Tell the people that Jesus’ followers came during the night and stole the body while you were sleeping.