telling them to say, »His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep.«
»I am He,« replied Jesus. »But I tell you that, later on, you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Omnipotence, and coming on the clouds of the sky.«
So the latter held a conference with the Elders, and after consultation with them they heavily bribed the soldiers,
»And if this,« they added, »is reported to the Governor, we will satisfy him and screen you from punishment.«