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While the women went on their way, some of the soldiers guarding the tomb went back to the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.
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The chief priests met with the elders and made their plan; they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers
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and said, "You are to say that his disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were asleep.
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And if the Governor should hear of this, we will convince him that you are innocent, and you will have nothing to worry about."
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The guards took the money and did what they were told to do. And so that is the report spread around by the Jews to this very day.