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The Guards’ Report

11 While[a] they were going, some[b] of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 After[c] they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body[d] while we were asleep.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 28:11 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 28:11 tn Grk “behold, some of the guard.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
  3. Matthew 28:12 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  4. Matthew 28:13 tn Grk “him.”