Matthew 28:13

Matthew 28:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
• New International Version (NIV)telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said, "Tell people, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’

Context of Matthew 28:13

11While they were on their way, some of the [Roman] guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12And when the chief priests had gathered with the elders and had consulted together [to develop a plan of deception], they gave a sufficient sum of money [as a bribe] to the soldiers, and said, “You say this, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’ 14And if the governor (Pilate) hears about it, we will calm him down and keep you out of trouble.” 15So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.

Matthew 28:13 word by word

λέγοντες· εἴπατε ὅτι οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς ἐλθόντες ἔκλεψαν αὐτὸν ἡμῶν κοιμωμένων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Say yeλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• by nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• and stoleκλέπτωkleptō · to stealG2813
• whileκοιμάωkoimaō · to sleepG2837
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Matthew 28:13

• Matthew 26:64Jesus said to him, “You have [in fact] said it; but more than that I tell you [regardless of what you do with Me now], in the future you will see [Me revealed as] the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Commentaries on Matthew 28:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13His disciples came by night - This was as absurd as it was false. On one hand, the terror of the disciples, the smallness of their number (only eleven); and their almost total want of faith; on the other, the great danger of such a bold enterprise, the number of armed men who guarded the tomb, the authority of Pilate and of the Sanhedrin, must render such an imposture as this utterly devoid of credit. Stole him away while we slept - Here is a whole heap…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 What wickedness is it which men will not be brought to by the love of money! Here was large money given to the soldiers for advancing that which they knew to be a lie, yet many grudge a little money for advancing what they know to be the truth. Let us never starve a good cause, when we see bad ones so liberally supported. The priests undertook to secure them from the sword of Pilate, but could not secure these soldiers from the sword of God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13stole him away: Stealing from tombs was common in ancient times. So this accusation would have been easy to believe.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept--which, as we have observed, was a capital offense for soldiers on guard.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 28:13

• Bribery
• Falsehood
• Jesus, the Christ
• Soldiers
• Witness

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Commentaries on Matthew 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings