Matthew 28:14
“And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And if this come to the governor's ears,.... Not the governor of the watch, but Pontius Pilate the governor of Judea: if…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The governor’s ears - To Pilate. If it is reported to him that Jesus was stolen while you slept. We will persuade him -…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
persuade By bribes. Euripides says "they say that gifts persuadeeven gods." (Medea, 964.) The soldiers might readily…