Matthew 28:12
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And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers,

Matthew 26:3,4 Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people, into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas: . . .

Matthew 27:1,2,62-64 And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death. . . .

Psalm 2:1-7 Why have the Gentiles raged, and the people devised vain things? . . .

John 11:47 The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council and said: What do we, for this man doth many miracles?

John 12:10,11 But the chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also: . . .

Acts 4:5-22 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem. . . .

Acts 5:33,34,40 When they had heard these things, they were cut to the heart: and they thought to put them to death. . . .

Context
The Report of the Guards
11Who when they were departed, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all things that had been done. 12And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers, 13Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep.…
Cross References
Matthew 12:14
And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.

Matthew 28:11
Who when they were departed, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all things that had been done.

Matthew 28:13
Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep.

Lexicon
After
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the chief priests] had met
συναχθέντες (synachthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4863: From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.

with
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

elders
πρεσβυτέρων (presbyterōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4245: Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian 'presbyter'.

and
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

formed a plan,
λαβόντες (labontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

they gave
ἔδωκαν (edōkan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

soldiers
στρατιώταις (stratiōtais)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4757: A soldier. From a presumed derivative of the same as stratia; a camper-out, i.e. A warrior.

a large
ἱκανὰ (hikana)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2425: From hiko; competent, i.e. Ample or fit.

sum of money
ἀργύρια (argyria)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 694: Neuter of a presumed derivative of arguros; silvery, i.e. cash; specially, a silverling.


Additional Translations
And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

And having been gathered together with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave many silver pieces to the soldiers,

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

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

And having assembled with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

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

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

So the latter held a conference with the Elders, and after consultation with them they heavily bribed the soldiers,

When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,
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