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Andκαὶifἐὰνthisτοῦτοcomes to the earsἀκουσθῇofἐπὶthe governor,τοῦ ἡγεμόνοςweἡμεῖςwill persuadeπείσομενhimαὐτὸνandκαὶkeepποιήσομενyouὑμᾶςout of trouble.”ἀμερίμνους
Matthew 28:14
Study it in the app“And if this comes to the ears of the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.””
The guards are paid to say the disciples stole the bodyThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 28:14, word by word
- comes to the earsἀκουσθῇakousthēi
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akousthēi” appears- the governorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonos
governor
The one who ruled a province for Rome, like Pilate.
Where else “hēgemonos” appears- will persuadeπείσομενpeisomen
persuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “peisomen” appears- keepποιήσομενpoiēsomen
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “poiēsomen” appears- out of troubleἀμερίμνουςamerimnous
free from worry
Free from worry, without care, at ease.
Where else “amerimnous” appears
The context
13saying, “Say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him while we were sleeping.’
14 · This verse (above)
15And they took the money and did as they had been instructed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.
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?