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While theyαὐτῶνwere going,Πορευομένωνlook,ἰδούsomeτινεςof the guardτῆς κουστωδίαςcameἐλθόντεςintoεἰςthe cityτὴν πόλινand reportedἀπήγγειλανto the high priestsτοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσινallἅπανταthe things that had happened.τὰ γενόμενα
Matthew 28:11
Study it in the app“While they were going, look, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the high priests all the things that had happened.”
The guards are paid to say the disciples stole the bodyThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 28:11, word by word
- were goingΠορευομένωνPoreuomenōn
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “Poreuomenōn” appears- of the guardκουστωδίαςkoustōdias
guard
Guard: a group of soldiers posted to keep watch.
Where else “koustōdias” appears- cameἐλθόντεςelthontes
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appears- the cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilan
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apēngeilan” appears- to the high priestsἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusin
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereusin” appears- allἅπανταhapanta
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapanta” appears- the things that had happenedγενόμεναgenomena
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genomena” appears
The context
10Then Jesus says to them, “Do not be afraid; go, tell my brothers to go away to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
11 · This verse (above)
12And when they had gathered with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
To study Matthew 28 in a group
1. What it says
What did the angel tell the women at the tomb, and what did Jesus say when they met him (vv. 5–10)?
2. What it means
What task and what promise does Jesus give the eleven at the end of the book (vv. 18–20)?
3. How I live it
Jesus promises, “I am with you all the days” (v. 20). How does remembering that promise change your day?