8. They hurried away from the tomb with fear and great joy and ran to tell his disciples.
9. Suddenly, Jesus met them and greeted them. They went up to him, bowed down to worship him, and took hold of his feet.
10. Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go, tell my followers to go to Galilee. There they will see me.”
11. While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city. They told the chief priests everything that had happened.
12. The chief priests gathered together with the leaders and agreed on a plan. They gave the soldiers a large amount of money
13. and told them to say that Jesus’ disciples had come at night and had stolen his body while they were sleeping.
14. ⌊They added,⌋ “If the governor hears about it, we’ll take care of it, and you’ll have nothing to worry about.”
15. The soldiers took the money and did as they were told. Their story has been spread among the Jewish people to this day.