Matthew 28:10-12

Expanded Bible

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my ·followers [disciples] to go on to Galilee, and they will see me there.”

The Soldiers Report to the Leaders

¹¹ While the women ·went to tell Jesus’ followers [were on their way], some of the soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city to tell the ·leading [^Tchief] priests everything that had happened. ¹² Then the priests met with the elders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a ·large amount of money [substantial bribe]