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Andκαὶwhen they had gatheredσυναχθέντεςwithμετὰthe eldersτῶν πρεσβυτέρωνandτεtakenλαβόντεςcounsel,συμβούλιόνthey gaveἔδωκανa large sumἱκανὰof moneyἀργύριαto the soldiers,τοῖς στρατιώταις
Matthew 28:12
Study it in the app“And when they had gathered with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,”
The guards are paid to say the disciples stole the bodyThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 28:12, word by word
- when they had gatheredσυναχθέντεςsynachthentes
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synachthentes” appears- the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōn
elder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterōn” appears- takenλαβόντεςlabontes
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labontes” appears- counselσυμβούλιόνsymboulion
counsel
Agreeing together to act.
Where else “symboulion” appears- they gaveἔδωκανedōkan
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōkan” appears- a large sumἱκανὰhikana
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikana” appears- of moneyἀργύριαargyria
money
Coins for paying or buying; what is given as payment.
Where else “argyria” appears- to the soldiersστρατιώταιςstratiōtais
soldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtais” appears
The context
11While they were going, look, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the high priests all the things that had happened.
12 · This verse (above)
13saying, “Say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him while we were sleeping.’
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?