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Andδὲtheyοἱtookλαβόντεςthe moneyτὰ ἀργύριαanddidἐποίησανasὡςthey had been instructed.ἐδιδάχθησανAndΚαὶthisοὗτοςstoryὁ λόγοςhas been spreadδιεφημίσθηamongπαρὰthe JewsἸουδαίοιςtoμέχριthis day.τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας
Matthew 28:15
Study it in the app“And they took the money and did as they had been instructed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.”
The guards are paid to say the disciples stole the bodyThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 28:15, word by word
- tookλαβόντεςlabontes
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labontes” appears- the moneyἀργύριαargyria
money
Coins for paying or buying; what is given as payment.
Where else “argyria” appears- didἐποίησανepoiēsan
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsan” appears- they had been instructedἐδιδάχθησανedidachthēsan
teach
Teach.
Where else “edidachthēsan” appears- storyλόγοςlogos
account
Explaining what one did; a why, or a topic.
Where else “logos” appears- has been spreadδιεφημίσθηdiephēmisthē
spread around
Spread the news everywhere, make widely known.
Where else “diephēmisthē” appears- the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- toμέχριmechri
until, as far as
Until; as far as.
Where else “mechri” appears- this dayσήμερονsēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appears- this dayἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears
The context
14And if this comes to the ears of the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.”
15 · This verse (above)
16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.
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?