Matthew 28:12 Cross References - Thomson

¹² Whereupon they, with the elders, assembled and having held a council, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

¹ Why did nations rage? And tribes meditate vain things? ² The kings of the earth combined; and the chiefs assembled together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, [saying] ³ "Let us break their bands asunder and throw off from us their yoke." ⁴ He who dwelleth in heaven will laugh them to scorn; the Lord will treat them with derision. ⁵ Then will he speak to them in his wrath and trouble them with his sore displeasure. ⁶ But as for me, by him I am appointed king on Sion his holy mountain. ⁷ I proclaim the decree of the Lord; to me the Lord said, "Thou art my Son, this day I have begotten thee,

³ At that time the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders of the people, were convened to the court of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, ⁴ and were consulting how they might take Jesus by surprise and kill him.

¹ Now early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to have him put to death. ² So, having bound him, they led him away and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate the governor.

⁶² At the close of the day succeeding the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees went in a body to Pilate, ⁶³ and said, Sir, we have recollected that this impostor, when alive, said, After three days I shall be raised up. ⁶⁴ Give orders therefore that the sepulchre be secured till the third day. Perhaps his disciples may come by night, and steal him away, and tell the people, he is risen from the dead. So this last imposture will be worse than the first.

⁴⁷ Whereupon the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled the Sanhedrim, and said, What are we doing? Because this man doth many miracles,

¹⁰ the chief priests therefore determined to put Lazarus also to death, ¹¹ because on his account many of the Jews withdrew and believed in Jesus.

⁵ And on the morrow their rulers, and elders, and Scribes at Jerusalem assembled, ⁶ with Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the pontifical family; ⁷ and having set them in the midst, they asked by what power, or by what name, have you done this? ⁸ Then Peter being filled with a holy spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel, ⁹ if we are this day examined for a good deed done to an infirm man, by what means he hath been healed, ¹⁰ be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified; whom God raised from the dead by him this man standeth before you, perfectly cured. ¹¹ This is the stone that was rejected by you the builders, which was for the head of the corner. ¹² This cure indeed is by no other, nor is there any other name under heaven given among men by which we can be saved." ¹³ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and found that they were illiterate men, and in private stations of life, they wondered; and recollected their having been with Jesus. ¹⁴ And seeing the man who was cured standing with them, they could make no reply. ¹⁵ So, having ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrim, they conferred among themselves, ¹⁶ saying, What can we do with these men? For that a signal miracle hath indeed been done by them, is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But that it may not spread farther among the people, let us severely threaten them not to speak any more for this name to any man. ¹⁸ So having called them in, they gave them this general charge, not to make solemn addresses, nor teach, for the name of that Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John in reply to them, said, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye. ²⁰ For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. ²¹ So, having further threatened them, they dismissed them, not finding how to punish them, because of the people who all glorified God for that which was done. ²² For the man, upon whom this miracle of healing was performed, was above forty years old.

³³ At hearing this they were cut to the heart, and consulted to put them to death. ³⁴ But there stood up a man in the Sanhedrim; a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, in great esteem among all the people; and having moved that the apostles withdraw for a little while,

⁴⁰ So to him they agreed: and having called in the apostles and scourged them, they charged them not to speak about the name of Jesus and dismissed them.