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29 lines
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# Connecting Statement:
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This begins the account of the reaction of the Jewish religious leaders when they heard of Jesus' resurrection.
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# Now
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This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here Matthew starts to tell a new part of the story.
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# the women
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Here this refers to Mary Magdalene and the other Mary.
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# behold
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This marks the beginning of another event in the larger story. It may involve different people than the previous events. Your language may have a way of doing this.
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# discussed the matter with them
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"decided on a plan among themselves." The priests and elders decided to give the money to the soldiers.
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# Say to others, 'Jesus' disciples came ... while we were sleeping.'
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If your language does not allow quotations within quotations you may translate this as a single quote. AT: "Tell others that Jesus' disciples came ... while you were sleeping" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-quotations]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chiefpriests]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]] |