Matthew 28:11-20

The Report of the Guard

11 While they were going, behold, some of ¹the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place.

12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

13 and said, "Tell people, ²'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.'

14 And if this comes to ³the governor's ears, we will ⁴satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."

15 So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews ⁵to this day.

The Great Commission

16 Now the eleven disciples ⁶went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.

17 And when they saw him they ⁷worshiped him, but some doubted.

18 And Jesus came and said to them, ⁸"All authority ⁹in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

19 ¹⁰Go therefore and ¹¹make disciples of ¹²all nations, ¹³baptizing them ¹⁴in^[a]15 the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them ¹⁶to observe all that ¹⁷I have commanded you. And behold, ¹⁸I am with you always, to ¹⁹the end of the age."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 27:65, 66
• 2. [Matthew 27:64]
• 3. Matthew 27:2
• 4. See Acts 12:20(Gk.)
• 5. Matthew 27:8
• 6. ver. 7
• 7. ver. 9
• 8. Matthew 11:27; Daniel 7:13, 14; John 3:35; John 13:3; John 17:2; Acts 2:36; Romans 14:9; 1 Corinthians 15:27; Eph. 1:10, 20-22; Philippians 2:9, 10; Colossians 2:10; Hebrews 1:2; Hebrews 2:8; 1 Peter 3:22; [Matthew 9:6; John 5:27]
• 9. [Matthew 6:10; Luke 2:14]
• 10. Mark 16:15, 16
• 11. Matthew 13:52
• 12. Luke 24:47; [Matthew 24:14; Mark 11:17; Romans 1:5]
• 13. Mark 16:15, 16
• 14. See Acts 8:16
• 15. [2 Corinthians 13:14]
• 16. John 14:15
• 17. [Acts 1:2]
• 18. [Matthew 1:23; Matthew 18:20; John 12:26; John 14:3; John 17:24; Acts 18:10]
• 19. See Matthew 13:39

Footnotes

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