καὶ συναχθέντες μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων συμβούλιόν τε λαβόντες ἀργύρια ἱκανὰ ἔδωκαν τοῖς στρατιώταις

kai sunakhthentes meta ton presbuteron sumboulion te labontes arguria ikana edokan tois stratiotais

et congregati cum senioribus consilio accepto pecuniam copiosam dederunt militibus

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 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 large money unto the soldiers,

When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

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

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

And they gave not a few silver shekels to the guards and they gathered with the Elders and held a council.

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

And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great 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 had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

The chief priests gathered together with the leaders and agreed on a plan. They gave the soldiers a large amount of money

After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

So they met with the elders and agreed on a plan to give the soldiers a large amount of money.

After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,

A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe.

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,

The leaders of the priests and the important Jews met together. They decided what they should do now. They gave the soldiers a lot of money as a bribe.

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

The soldiers gathered together with the other leaders and talked about what to do. The leaders gave much money to the soldiers.

And they gathered together with the elders, and took counsel, and gave considerable money to the soldiers,

The chief priests gathered together all the elders, an emergency conference of sorts. They needed a plan. They decided the simplest course was bribery: they would pay off the guards

A meeting of all the Jewish leaders was called, and it was decided to bribe the police to say they had all been asleep when Jesus’ disciples came during the night and stole his body.

After the chief priests had conferred with the elders, they presented a large sum of money to the soldiers

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

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

After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

And when they [the chief priests] had gathered with the elders and had consulted together, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers,

Then the priests met with the elders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a large amount of money

Meanwhile, the guards had scattered, but a few of them went into the city and told the high priests everything that had happened. They called a meeting of the religious leaders and came up with a plan: They took a large sum of money and gave it to the soldiers, bribing them to say, “His disciples came in the night and stole the body while we were sleeping.” They assured them, “If the governor hears about your sleeping on duty, we will make sure you don’t get blamed.” The soldiers took the bribe and did as they were told. That story, cooked up in the Jewish High Council, is still going around. * * *

After the chief priests had assembled with the elders and had reached a decision, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers

And when the priests had met with the elders and worked out a plan, they gave a considerable sum of money to the soldiers

After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers,

And they gathered them together with the elders and took counsel, and gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

The chief priests met with the elders and made their plan; they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers

And when they were gathered together with the elder men, and had taken their counsel, they gave to the knights much money,

They called an emergency meeting with the elders, allotted a substantial sum of money, and gave it to the soldiers.

So the chief priests met with the leaders and decided to bribe the soldiers with a lot of money.

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

And while they were on their way, some of the sentries went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. They got together with the elders, and after consultation gave the soldiers a considerable sum of money and told them, “Your story must be that his disciples came after dark, and stole him away while you were asleep. If by any chance this reaches the governor’s ears, we will put it right with him and see that you do not suffer for it.” So they took the money and obeyed their instructions. The story was spread and is current among the Jews to this day.

After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers,

After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers,

They met with the elders and decided to give a large sum of money to the soldiers.

And when the chief priests had gathered with the elders and had consulted together [to develop a plan of deception], they gave a sufficient sum of money [as a bribe] to the soldiers,

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

They assembled with the elders and took counsel; then they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Then the priests met with the elders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a ·large amount of money [substantial bribe]

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of silver to the soldiers,

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

When the chief priests met with the elders, they came up with a plan. They gave the soldiers a large amount of money.

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

Then they met with the elders; and after discussing the matter, they gave the soldiers a sizeable sum of money

The chief priests had a meeting with the leaders of the people and talked the matter over. They gave much money to the soldiers.

After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers,

And when they had assembled with the Zekenim and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

The chief priests gathered together with the leaders and agreed on a plan. They gave the soldiers a large amount of money

When the chief priests were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers,

Then the priests met with the older Jewish leaders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a lot of money

Then the priests met with the Jewish elders and made a plan. They paid the soldiers a large amount of money.

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

When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised 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 sufficient money to the soldiers,