Matthew Chapter 28 verse 11 Holy Bible
Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things that were come to pass.
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Now, while they were going, some of the watchmen came into the town and gave news to the chief priests of all the things which had taken place.
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And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.
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Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
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Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.
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And while they are going on, lo, certain of the watch having come to the city, told to the chief priests all the things that happened,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 11-15. - The Roman soldiers bribed by the Jewish rulers to give a false account of the Resurrection. (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) Verse 11. - When (while) they were going. Into the city, in order to find the disciples and to deliver to them their Lord's message. This account takes up the narrative of Matthew 27:63-66 and ver. 4 of this chapter. As soon as they recovered from their swoon and had assured themselves that the tomb was empty, the soldiers hurried in affright to the Jewish rulers, under whose orders they had temporarily been placed, and told them all the things that were done. They could speak of the earthquake, of the appearing of the angel, of the removal of the stone, of the absence of the body which they were appointed to watch. Their task was done; the corpse was gone, they knew not how taken; they could not be expected to contend with supernatural visitants, or to guard against supernatural occurrences. St. Matthew seems to have introduced this incident in order to account for the prevalence of the lying rumour which he proceeds to mention, and which had been widely disseminated among his countrymen.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Some of the watch.--This incident, like that of the appointment of the guard, is reported by St. Matthew only. As writing primarily for the Jews of Palestine, it was natural that he should take special notice of the rumour which hindered many of them from accepting the fact of the Resurrection, and trace it to its corrupt source. The object of the soldiers was, of course, to escape the penalty which they were likely to incur for seeming negligence, but their statement to the priests was at first a truthful one. They told "all the things that were done"--the earthquake, the opened and emptied sepulchre, perhaps also of the form in bright raiment that had filled them with speechless terror.
