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Matthew 28
¹¹ As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened.
¹² A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.
¹³ They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’
¹⁴ If the governor hears about it, we’ll stand up for you so you won’t get in trouble.”
¹⁵ So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today.
¹⁶ Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.
¹⁷ When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted!
¹⁸ Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
¹⁹ Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
²⁰ Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Mark 1
¹ This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began