Matthew 28:14

Matthew 28:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
• New International Version (NIV)If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and make you secure.”

Context of Matthew 28:14

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, 13and said, “You say this, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’ And 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. 16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.

Matthew 28:14 word by word

καὶ ἐὰν ἀκουσθῇ τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος, ἡμεῖς πείσομεν αὐτὸν καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους ποιήσομεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• comeἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the governor’sὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the governor’sἡγεμώνhēgemōn · rulerG2232
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• will persuadeπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• secureἀμέριμνοςamerimnos · untroubledG275
• ·ποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Matthew 28:14

• Acts 12:19When Herod had searched for him and could not find him, he interrogated the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea [Maritima] and spent some time there.

Commentaries on Matthew 28:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14If this came to the governor's ears - Pilate - we will persuade him that it is for his own interest and honor to join in the deception; and we will render you secure - we will take care that you shalt not suffer that punishment for this pretended breach of duty which otherwise you might expect.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The governor‘s ears - To Pilate. If it is reported to him that Jesus was stolen while you slept. We will persuade him - We will convince or satisfy him, so that he shall not punish you. This they might promise with safety; for, 1.They knew from the character of Pilate that he could be easily bribed. 2.Pilate, after the feast of the Passover, was accustomed to return to Caesarea. 3.He had not been inclined at all to interfere in anything concerning the…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. And if this come to the governor's ears--rather, "If this come before the governor"; that is, not in the way of mere report, but for judicial investigation. we will persuade him, and secure you--The "we" and the "you" are emphatic here--"we shall [take care to] persuade him and keep you from trouble," or "save you harmless." The grammatical form of this clause implies that the thing supposed was expected to happen. The meaning then is, "If this come…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 28:14

• Bribery
• Government
• Jesus, the Christ
• Soldiers
• Watchman
• 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