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and said, āTell people,
1āHis disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep. ā
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And if this comes to
2the governorās ears, we will
3satisfy him and keep you out of trouble. ā
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So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews
4to this day.
The Great Commission
16 Now the eleven disciples
5went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
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And when they saw him they
6worshiped him, but some doubted.
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And Jesus came and said to them,
7āAll authority
8in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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9Go therefore and
10make disciples of
11all nations,
12baptizing them
13in
14the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them
15to observe all that
16I have commanded you. And behold,
17I am with you always, to
18the end of the age. ā