Thematic Bible: His enemies

While they were going, some of the guard came into the city. They told the chief priests all the things that happened. They took counsel with the elders. Then they bribed the soldiers. The soldiers were instructed to say: His disciples came at night and stole him while we slept. read more.
If the governor hears about this, we will persuade him so you may be free from worry. So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.