12 And after they[a] had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers, 13 telling them,[b] “Say ‘His disciples came during the night and[c] stole him while[d] we were sleeping.’ 14 And if this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 28:12 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had assembled”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 28:13 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 28:13 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Matthew 28:13 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were sleeping”)
  5. Matthew 28:14 Literally “make you free from care”