"And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you." — Matthew 28:14

Matthew 28:14 · KJV

“And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.”

— Matthew 28:14

Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him {away} while we slept.

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

Matthew 28 — Context

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him {away} while we slept.

And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

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

Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

Cross References

Matthew 27:2

And when they had bound him, they led {him} away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Acts 12:19

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that {they} should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and {there} abode.