Matthew 28:9-18
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 28
9And behold, Jesus met them and said, 'Rejoice!' And they came up and took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him. 10Then Jesus *said to them, 'Do not be afraid; go, bring word to My brothers to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.'
11Now while they were on their way, some of the men from the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
12And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13and said, 'You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were asleep.’
14And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and keep you out of trouble.'
15And 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.
King James Version
Chapter 28
9And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 10Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
11Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
13Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
14And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 28
9Just then Jesus met them and said, "Greetings! " They came up, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus told them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there."
11As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
12After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
13and told them, "Say this, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping.'
14If this reaches the governor's ears, we will deal with him and keep you out of trouble."
15They took the money and did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.
New Living Translation
Chapter 28
9And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, 'Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.'
11As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened.
12A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.
13They told the soldiers, 'You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’
14If the governor hears about it, we’ll stand up for you so you won’t get in trouble.'
15So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today.
English Standard Version
Chapter 28
9And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
11While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place.
12And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers
13and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
14And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
15So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.
New International Version
Chapter 28
9Suddenly Jesus met them. 'Greetings,' he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, 'Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.'
11While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
12When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,
13telling them, 'You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.'
14If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.'
15So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
New King James Version
Chapter 28
9And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. 10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
11Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.
12When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’
14And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and make you secure.”
15So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.