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Matthew 28:15

What does Matthew 28:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 28:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 28:15 means

The soldiers, accepting the large sum of money, carried out the instructions given by the chief priests. They spread the fabricated story that Jesus' disciples had stolen His body while they slept. This lie became widely circulated among the Jewish people and, as Matthew notes, persisted even until the time he was writing his Gospel. This verse highlights the immediate and lasting impact of the conspiracy orchestrated by the religious leaders, showing how false narratives can take root and endure.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

So they took the money, and did as they had been ordered: and this account has been current among the Jews till the present time.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they, having received the money, did as they were taught, and this account was spread abroad among Jews till this day.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

So they taking the money, did as they were taught: and this word was spread abroad among the Jews even unto this day.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they took the money and did as they had been taught. And this report is current among the Jews until this day.

Context

This verse describes the immediate consequence of the bribe and the instruction, showing the soldiers' compliance. This spread of the false rumor serves as a stark contrast to the truth of the resurrection being proclaimed by the women and, soon, the disciples. This persistent rumor underscores the entrenched opposition to Jesus and also the historical context of Matthew's writing, where he still needed to address this very false narrative.

v.14And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care.

v.15This passage

v.16But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 26:15

    and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

  • 1 Timothy 6:10

    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Matthew 27:8

    Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

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