Matthew 28:14-15 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:14

And if this come to the governor's ears ; if this be heard before the governor ; i.e. if the matter be brought officially before the procurator. For a Roman soldier to sleep on his post was to incur the penalty of death. Pilate would not be likely to hear of what had taken place, as vulgar rumours were not encouraged by his stern and unsympathizing attitude towards the Jewish people, but it was just possible that some officious person might bring the report before him, and ask him to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 28:15

This saying; viz. the theft of the body by the disciples. Is commonly reported ( was spread abroad ) among the Jews until this day; i.e. and continues to be reported until this day. This was true when St. Matthew wrote, and it is true at the present time, though thoughtful Jews of late years have adopted the idea that the apostles, in their excited state, were deceived by visions of Christ which they took for substantial realities (see on Matthew 27:64 ). In the passage of Justin... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 28:14

The governor’s ears - To Pilate. If it is reported to him that Jesus was stolen while you slept.We will persuade him - We will convince or satisfy him, so that he shall not punish you. This they might promise with safety; for,They knew from the character of Pilate that he could be easily bribed. Pilate, after the feast of the Passover, was accustomed to return to Caesarea. He had not been inclined at all to interfere in anything concerning the Saviour until it was urged upon him by the Jews. He... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 28:15

This saying is commonly reported - This account of the disappearance of the body of Jesus from the sepulchre is commonly given.Until this day - The time when Matthew wrote this gospel that is, about 30 years after the resurrection.The resurrection of the Lord Jesus, of which an account is given in this chapter, is one of the most important doctrines of the Christian religion, and is attested by the strongest evidence that can be adduced in favor of any ancient fact. Let it be considered:1. That... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 28:12-14

Matthew 28:12-14. And when they were assembled, &c. The chief priests, having received this report, called the whole senate together, and they consulted among themselves what they should do in this perplexing emergency: and in particular, as may be reasonably supposed, whether they should dismiss the guards with a charge to conceal the story they had told them, or should accuse them to the governor, and attempt to get them punished for neglect of duty. But, considering the manner in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 28:15

Matthew 28:15. So they took the money They did not, either on the score of conscience, or on account of the palpable falsehood of the story they were to propagate, refuse the bribe that was offered them by the chief priests. Their love of money, as is common with wicked men, pushed them on headlong, so that they did not mind the many improbabilities implied in the lie, nor the horrid iniquity of it. And, though they had been greatly confounded with the vision of the angels, and the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 28:1-15

RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION161. Morning of the resurrection (Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18)It is not surprising that there are differences in the accounts of what people saw on the Sunday morning when Jesus rose from the dead. The sight of the empty tomb and the heavenly messengers produced a mixture of reactions - excitement, joy, anxiety, fear, wonder. There was confusion as people rushed here and there to tell others. One writer records what he heard from some,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 28:14

if this come, &c. = Should this come, &c. A condition of uncertainty. App-118 . persuade = satisfy: i.e. bribe. Compare Galatians 1:1 , Galatians 1:10 . See App-150 . secure you = free you from care: i.e. make you safe, or screen you. Compare 1 Corinthians 7:32 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 28:15

saying = story. Greek. logos . See note on Mark 9:32 . is = has been. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 28:14

And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care.There was a small chance, of course, that Pilate would intrude into the thing, especially since it was a Jewish matter; and the governor had had more than enough of such things already. read more