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Matthew 28:12

King James Version (KJV)

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And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

Matthew 28:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 28:12

Theological / Devotional

With the elders. Probably a formal session of the Sanhedrin (see on ch. 26:3), which had turned Jesus over to Pilate.

Taken counsel. As Jesus had predicted—in the indirect form of a parable, to be sure—the leaders of Israel were unconvinced even though One had now risen from the dead (see Luke 16:27–31). Earlier, when Lazarus was raised, the Jewish leaders had become all the more determined to take Jesus’ life (John 11:47–54).

Gave large money. They had bribed Judas in order that they might kill Jesus; now they bribed the Roman soldiers to falsify the account of His resurrection.

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