Bible: Matthew 28:7-16
28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. He 1 is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you!” 28:8 So 2 they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 28:9 But 3 Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They 4 came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him. 28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”
The Guards’ Report
28:11 While 5 they were going, some 6 of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. 28:12 After 7 they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, 28:13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body 8 while we were asleep.’ 28:14 If 9 this matter is heard before the governor, 10 we will satisfy him 11 and keep you out of trouble.” 12 28:15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day. 13
The Great Commission
28:16 So 14 the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.
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