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11 Meanwhile, the guards had scattered, but a few of them went into the city and told the high priests everything that had happened.
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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.
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12 They called a meeting of the religious leaders and came up with a plan: They took a large sum of money and gave it to the soldiers,
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12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,
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13 bribing them to say, "His disciples came in the night and stole the body while we were sleeping."
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13 telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.'
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14 They assured them, "If the governor hears about your sleeping on duty, we will make sure you don't get blamed."
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14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."
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15 The soldiers took the bribe and did as they were told. That story, cooked up in the Jewish High Council, is still going around.
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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.
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