Matthew 28:13

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They instructed them, 'Say this: “His disciples came during the night and stole Him away while we were asleep.”'

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  • Matt 26:64 : 64 Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

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  • Matt 28:14-15
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    14'If this is reported to the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.'

    15So they took the silver coins and did as they were instructed. This story has been spread among the Jews to this very day.

  • Matt 28:11-12
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    82%

    11While they were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

    12The chief priests met with the elders, and after consulting together, they gave the soldiers a large amount of silver money.

  • Matt 27:62-66
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    62The next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate.

    63They said, 'Sir, we remember that while He was still alive, that deceiver said, "After three days I will rise again."'

    64'So order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, or else His disciples may come and steal Him away, and tell the people, "He has been raised from the dead." This last deception would be worse than the first.'

    65Pilate said to them, 'You have a guard of soldiers; go and make the tomb as secure as you know how.'

    66So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.

  • Matt 26:45
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    45Then He came back to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is being handed over to sinners.

  • Mark 16:2-3
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    2Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb.

    3They were asking each other, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?'

  • Mark 14:40-42
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    40When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

    41Returning the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

    42Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!"

  • Matt 28:4
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    4The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

  • Matt 28:6-8
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    6'He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He was lying.'

    7'Then go quickly and tell His disciples, “He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see Him there.” Behold, I have told you.'

    8So they hurried away from the tomb, filled with fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

  • Luke 22:45-46
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    45When he rose from prayer and came to his disciples, he found them asleep, overwhelmed with sorrow.

    46He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray, so that you will not fall into temptation."

  • Matt 14:12
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    12Then John's disciples came, took the body, buried it, and went and told Jesus.

  • Mark 14:37
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    37Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Couldn't you keep watch for one hour?

  • Mark 16:7-8
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    7'But go, tell his disciples and Peter, "He is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."'

    8Trembling and bewildered, the women hurried away from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone because they were afraid.

  • John 20:1-2
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    1On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and she saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.

    2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and she said to them, 'They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him.'

  • Matt 26:43
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    43When He came back, He again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.

  • Mark 14:48
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    48Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as if I were a robber?

  • Matt 13:25
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    25But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

  • Matt 28:1-2
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    1After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

    2Suddenly, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Approaching the tomb, he rolled away the stone and sat on it.

  • Luke 24:5
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    5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why are you looking for the living one among the dead?"

  • John 19:38
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    38After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus but kept it secret because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate for permission to take the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took the body.

  • Matt 26:55
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    55At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

  • Mark 6:29
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    29When John's disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

  • John 20:13
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    13The angels said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping?' She said to them, 'Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.'

  • Luke 24:22-24
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    22In addition, some women of our group amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning,

    23but did not find his body. They came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

    24Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.

  • Luke 22:66
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    66At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

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    28He replied, 'An enemy did this.' The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

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    60and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. He rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.

  • John 11:13
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    13Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought he was referring to natural sleep.

  • Matt 27:1
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    1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

  • Matt 26:40
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    40Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with Me for one hour?" He asked Peter.

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    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

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    46Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.

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    7"The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and on the third day rise again."

    8Then they remembered his words.