If the governor hears about it, we’ll stand up for you so you won’t get in trouble.”
Then they bound him, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.
They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’
Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him. When he couldn’t be found, Herod interrogated the guards and sentenced them to death. Afterward Herod left Judea to stay in Caesarea for a while.