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saying,λέγοντες“Say,Εἴπατε‘His disciplesΟἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦcameἐλθόντεςby nightνυκτὸςandstoleἔκλεψανhimαὐτὸνwhile weἡμῶνwere sleeping.’κοιμωμένων
Matthew 28:13
Study it in the app“saying, “Say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him while we were sleeping.’”
The guards are paid to say the disciples stole the bodyThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 28:13, word by word
- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- ‘His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- cameἐλθόντεςelthontes
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appears- by nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- stoleἔκλεψανeklepsan
steal
Steal.
Where else “eklepsan” appears- were sleeping.’κοιμωμένωνkoimōmenōn
fall asleep
To fall into sleep, close one's eyes to rest.
Where else “koimōmenōn” appears
The context
12And when they had gathered with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13 · This verse (above)
14And if this comes to the ears of the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.”
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?