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Matthew 28:12
And made their plan. They were in this too deep to stop now. They make up a story to try to cover up what has happened.
And made their plan. They were in this too deep to stop now. They make up a story to try to cover up what has happened.
Verse Matthew 28:12. _WITH THE ELDERS_] That is, the _senators_ of the great _Sanhedrin_ or Jewish council of state, elsewhere called _the elders_ _of the people_; they could now meet, as the Sabbath...
AND WHEN THEY WERE ASSEMBLED ... - They deemed the matter of so much importance as to justify the calling together of the great council of the nation. Notwithstanding all their caution, it was plain t...
14. HIS RESURRECTION AND THE GREAT COMMISSION. CHAPTER 28 _ 1. His Resurrection. (Matthew 28:1 .) 2. The Lying Report of the Jews.(Matthew 28:11 .) 3. The Great Commission. (Matthew 28:16 .)_ We ha
THE GUARD AND THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES (Mt. only). The paragraph is the sequel to Matthew 27:62 *. Matthew 28:15. unto this day: the date when the Gospel was written....
THE GREAT DISCOVERY (Matthew 28:1-10)...
While they were on their way, certain of the guard came to the city and told the chief priests all that had happened. When they had met with the ciders, they formed a plan. They gave a considerable am...
LARGE. sufficient: i.e. to bribe them with....
The Roman Guards are bribed. This important testimony is given by St Matthew only 12. _large money_ Literally, MANY PIECES OF SILVER, a _largesse_....
ἈΡΓΎΡΙΑ ἹΚΑΝΆ. Many pieces of silver, a _largesse_....
THE ROMAN GUARDS ARE BRIBED This important testimony is given by St Matthew only....
Ver 11. Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the Chief Priests all the things that were done. 12. And when they were assembled with the elders, and h...
_THE REJECTING SOLDIERS MATTHEW 28:11-15:_ The guards were placed at the tomb by Caiaphus so that the disciples would not steal the body. These guards saw every thing that happened, and reported it al...
ΣΥΝΑΧΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. part. (temp.) от_ ΣΥΝΆΓΩ (G4863) собирать вместе, созывать. ΣΥΜΒΟΎΛΙΌΝ (G4824) совещание, план, решение, ΛΑΒΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΛΑΜΒΆΝΩ (G2983) принимать. Вместе с пре...
NOW WHEN THEY WERE GOING, &C.— The chief priests, having received the report of the guard, called the whole senate together, and consulted among themselves what they were to do. The deliberations, how...
SECTION 77 JESUS-' GUARDS TESTIFY TO HIS RESURRECTION TEXT: 28:11-15 11 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things that w...
And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, AND WHEN THEY WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE ELDERS. But Joseph at least was absent; Gamaliel...
5-8 Compare Mar_16:5-8; Luk_24:3-11. 9-10 Compare Mar_16:9-11. See Joh_20:17 18 This account is principally concerned with the rejection of the kingdom. How fitting that it should close with a previe...
THE RESURRECTION For the Resurrection see special article. 1-10. THE RESURRECTION AND APPEARANCE TO THE WOMEN (Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1; John 20:1). If it be remembered that a considerable number of women...
BRIBERY OF THE GUARDS (peculiar to St. Matthew). The report of the soldiers may have had something to do with the conversion of so many priests described in Acts 6:7....
ASSEMBLED] This was a packed, informal meeting of the Sanhedrin....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 28 JESUS BECOMES ALIVE AGAIN 28:1-10 V1 The holy day had finished. Now it was dawn on the first day of the week. So Mary Magdalene a...
WHEN THEY WERE ASSEMBLED. — Obviously the chief priests to whom the soldiers had told their tale. AND HAD TAKEN COUNSEL. — Better, as before in Matthew 27:1; Matthew 27:7, _having held a council._ It...
ἀργύρια; the holy men thoroughly understand the power of money; silver pieces, shekels are meant. ἱκανὰ probably means here a considerable number, not a number sufficient to bribe the soldiers (Meyer...
_The guards and the priests_....
THE GREAT COMMISSION, OF THE RISEN LORD Matthew 28:11-20 What absurdity in this mendacious explanation! How could the soldiers know who stole the body, if they were _asleep?_ Skeptics have to believe...
“He is not here, He is risen!" That, surely, is the sweetest music. How beautifully it crowns the King. His enemies have rejected Him, and have proved their malice by handing Him over to their common,...
_Gave a great sum of money. These princes of the Jewish nation still persisting in their malice, refused to turn to their Creator by hearty repentance, and wished to persuade the world that Jesus was...
REPORT OF THE WATCH Matthew 28:11-15. “ _And they going_, _behold_, _certain ones of the watch_, _having come into the city_, _announced to the high priests all the things which have taken place. And...
"Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. (12) And when they were assembled with the elders, and had tak...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
I shall examine the details of the resurrection elsewhere Here I only consider its bearing in this Gospel. The sabbath ended (Saturday evening with us chapter 28), the two Marys come to see the sepulc...
AND WHEN THEY WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE ELDERS,.... Upon this the grand sanhedrim was convened together, which consisted of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders; AND HAD TAKEN COUNSEL among themselve...
And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, Ver. 12. _They gave large money_] _q.d._ We know that you soldiers are good fellows, and...
_And when they were assembled_, &c. The chief priests, having received this report, called the whole senate together, and they consulted among themselves what they should do in this perplexing emergen...
TAKEN COUNSEL; in what way they could prevent the knowledge of his resurrection, and thus keep the people from receiving him as the Messiah....
AND WHEN THEY WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE ELDERS, AND HAD TAKEN COUNSEL, THEY GAVE LARGE MONEY UNTO THE SOLDIERS,...
The report of the watch:...
The Sabbath coming to an end, the two Mary's arrive at the grave early in the morning. Some have thought that Mary Magdalene came twice, though this does not seem clear, except that she evidently retu...
11-15 What wickedness is it which men will not be brought to by the love of money! Here was large money given to the soldiers for advancing that which they knew to be a lie, yet many grudge a little...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 28:15"....
Matthew 28:12 G2532 assembled G4863 (G5685) with G3326 elders G4245 and G5037 together G2983 (G5631)...
THE FINAL TRIUMPH (28:7-20). Following this remarkable experience of the women, we now come to the climax of the Gospel, the resurrection appearances and the giving of the Great Commission. The subsec...
THE CHIEF PRIESTS BRIBE THE GUARDS SO THAT THEY WILL SAY THAT JESUS' BODY WAS STOLEN (28:11-15). This whole Section from Matthew 26:1 onwards commenced with the Chief Priests bribing Judas so that He...
‘And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers.' As a result the Chief Priests called an emergency meeting of some of the Sanhedrin in orde...
The two incidents of this section seem to have been placed together, to mark a contrast Judaism reaches its lowest point, when it must bribe heathen soldiers to lie for it. Matthew would thus lead the...
Matthew 28:12. Taken counsel. This was a meeting of the Sanhedrin. Whether public or secret, regular or specially called to meet this emergency, is unknown. THEY, _i.e.,_ the chief priests and elder...
THEY GAVE LARGE MONEY (αργυρια ικανα εδωκαν). The use of the plural for pieces of silver (αργυρια) is common. The papyri have many instances of ικανα for considerable (from ικανω, to reach to, attai...
Matthew 28:11 The Chief Priests' Story. This tale of the high priests', if it be good for anything, will bear the same cross-examination and analysis as others in the annals of important jurispruden...
Matthew 28:1. _In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher._ While the Jewish Sabbath lasted, they pai...
Matthew 28:1. _In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher. And, behold, there was a great earthquake:...
CONTENTS: Resurrection of Jesus. Jesus in Galilee and the great commission. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, 2 Marys, disciples. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ is declared to be the Son of God with pow...
The history and evidences of our Saviour's resurrection, being of infinite importance, are reserved to the last chapter of St. John. Matthew 28:1. _In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn towar...
_Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole Him away._ THE CHIEF PRIESTS’ STORY I. Let us begin with an exact understanding of the whole story at once. II. Coolly and dispassionately it becomes...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 28:1 The Resurrection and Commission of the Messiah. Matthew’s concluding chapter recounts Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. His resurrection confirms his identity and shows t...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 28:11 The SOLDIERS faced possible execution for neglecting their guard duty. In cooperating with the Jewish religious leaders, they at least have a chance to save themselves....
CHAPTER 28 _In the evening of the Sabbath_ (Vulg.), _as the first day of the week was dawning_, &c. How could it be called evening if day was dawning, or even if, as S. Mark says, the sun were risen?...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 28:13. SAY YE, etc.—In addition to all the judgments of impotency, embarrassment, and rejection, they are now subjected to the judgment of stupidity (_Lange_). Let the critic...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 28:1 _Jesus rises from the dead, and appears to the holy women. _(Mark 16:1; Luke 24:1; John 20
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of t...
Acts 4:5; Acts 5:33; Acts 5:34; Acts 5:40; John 11:47;...
Large money [α ρ γ υ ρ ι α ι κ α ν α]. Lit., sufficient money. Enough to bribe them to invent a lie....
THE SEVEN MIRACULOUS EVENTS Matthew 28:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The events centered around the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ were miraculous to say the least. One miracle generally c...