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

stole.

Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of heaven.

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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. 14And if the governor shall hear of this, we will persuade him and secure you.…
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Matthew 28:12
And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers,

Matthew 28:14
And if the governor shall hear of this, we will persuade him and secure you.

Lexicon
[and] instructed them:
λέγοντες (legontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“You are to say,
Εἴπατε (Eipate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

‘His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples
μαθηταὶ (mathētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

came
ἐλθόντες (elthontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

by night
νυκτὸς (nyktos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

[and] stole
ἔκλεψαν (eklepsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2813: To steal. A primary verb; to filch.

His [body]
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

{while} we
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

were asleep.’
κοιμωμένων (koimōmenōn)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2837: From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease.


Additional Translations
and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’

saying, "Say that His disciples, having come by night, stole Him--we being asleep.

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

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

saying, Say that his disciples coming by night stole him [while] we [were] sleeping.

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

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

telling them to say, "His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep."

saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

saying, 'Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him -- we being asleep;
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