seekeroftruth
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Matthew 28:11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So 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.
I don't think this needs a translation.... but here's a comment from David Guzik.
To believe this, we have to believe:
All the soldiers were asleep - all of them!
All the soldiers violated the strict law of the Roman military against sleeping on watch, punishable by death.
All the soldiers slept so deeply that none of them were awakened by the work and exertion and noise necessary to roll away the stone and carry out the body.
All the soldiers were so soundly asleep - yet they knew who it was who did this.
All the soldiers violated the strict law of the Roman military against sleeping on watch, punishable by death.
All the soldiers slept so deeply that none of them were awakened by the work and exertion and noise necessary to roll away the stone and carry out the body.
All the soldiers were so soundly asleep - yet they knew who it was who did this.
The easy english commentary says this.
The story was a weak story because it was a lie. But people still heard it at the time when Matthew was writing this *gospel. Nobody could deny that the grave was empty. It is strange that the priests did not search for the disciples. The priests probably knew that they would not find Jesus’ body. And some priests later believed that Jesus was alive again (Acts 6:7).
The priest knew what had happened.
Jesus knew what was going to happen.
