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Berean Standard Bible

“And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money”

Matthew 28:12

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On Easter morning, the guards posted at Jesus' tomb report to the chief priests what has happened: the stone is rolled away and the tomb is empty. The religious leaders now face the evidence of the resurrection.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

World English Bible (WEB)

When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

King James Version (KJV)

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y juntados con los ancianos, y habido consejo, dieron mucho dinero á los soldados,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Estos inmediatamente convocaron a una reunión de jefes judíos y acordaron entregar dinero a los guardias

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