Matthew 28:12-15 And after they* had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers,

LEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² And after they* had assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a rather large sum of money to the soldiers, ¹³ telling them,* "Say 'His disciples came during the night and* stole him while* we were sleeping.' ¹⁴ And if this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and _⌊keep you out of trouble_⌋."* ¹⁵ So they took the money and* did as they were told, and spread abroad this report among the Jews until this very day.