Mat 28:12 And when they had assembled with the elders and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
Mat 28:13 and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’
Mat 28:14 “And if this should come to the governor’s ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble.”
Mat 28:15 And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.
Mat 28:16 But the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.
Mat 28:17 And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Mat 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Mat 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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