KJV ORIGINAL
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So they grabbed the cash and stuck to the story they were told to tell. And honestly, that lie is still making the rounds among Jewish people even now.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Money talks, and sometimes it spreads lies that stick around way longer than they should.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of Matthew's Gospel, this verse refers to the chief priests bribing the Roman guards to spread a false story that Jesus' disciples stole his body from the tomb. This was an attempt to counter the reports of Jesus' resurrection and maintain the religious leaders' authority. Even in the first century, this lie was widely circulated among the Jewish people as a way to explain away the empty tomb.
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