matthew 28:12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

matthew 28:12 And when they had assembled with the elders and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

12. And when they were assembled with the elders--But Joseph at least was absent: Gamaliel probably also; and perhaps others.
and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers--It would need a good deal; but the whole case of the Jewish authorities was now at stake. With what contempt must these soldiers have regarded the Jewish ecclesiastics!

matthew 28:12 And when they had assembled with the elders and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

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