Matthew 28:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.'

New Living Translation
They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’

English Standard Version
and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’

Berean Study Bible
and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’

New American Standard Bible
and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were asleep.’

NASB 1995
and said, "You are to say, 'His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.'

NASB 1977
and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’

Amplified Bible
and said, “You say this, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’

Christian Standard Bible
and told them, “Say this, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and told them, "Say this, 'His disciples came during the night and stole Him while we were sleeping.'

Contemporary English Version
They said to the soldiers, "Tell everyone that Jesus' disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were asleep.

Good News Translation
and said, "You are to say that his disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were asleep.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and told them to say that Jesus' disciples had come at night and had stolen his body while they were sleeping.

International Standard Version
They said, "Say that Jesus' disciples came at night and stole him while you were sleeping.

NET Bible
telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

New King James Version
saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’

King James 2000 Bible
Saying, Say this, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

New Heart English Bible
saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

World English Bible
saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

American King James Version
Saying, Say you, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

American Standard Version
saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

A Faithful Version
Saying, "Tell everyone that His disciples came by night and stole Him while you were sleeping.

Darby Bible Translation
saying, Say that his disciples coming by night stole him [while] we [were] sleeping.

English Revised Version
saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

Webster's Bible Translation
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Saying. Saye ye, that his disciples came by nyght, & stole hym away while ye slept.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and sayde: Saye ye: his disciples came by night, and stole him awaye, whyle we were a slepe.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
sayinge: Saye that his disciples came by nyght and stole him awaye whill ye slept.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
saying, “Say that His disciples having come by night, stole Him—we being asleep;

Berean Literal Bible
saying, "Say that His disciples, having come by night, stole Him--we being asleep.

Young's Literal Translation
saying, 'Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him -- we being asleep;

Smith's Literal Translation
Saying, Say ye, That his disciples having come by night, stole him, we being asleep.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Saying, Say that His disciples having come by night, secretly stole Him, while we slept.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night, and stole him away when we were asleep.

Catholic Public Domain Version
saying: “Say that his disciples arrived at night and stole him away, while we were sleeping.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they were saying to them, “Say, 'His disciples came and stole it in the night, while we slept'.”

Lamsa Bible
Telling them, Say that his disciples came by night and stole him while we were sleeping.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
saying: Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away, while we were asleep.

Godbey New Testament
saying, You tell, that His disciples, having come by night, stole Him away while we slept.

Haweis New Testament
saying, Report, that his disciples coming by night stole him away, while you were asleep.

Mace New Testament
do you say "his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

Weymouth New Testament
telling them to say, "His disciples came during the night and stole his body while we were asleep."

Worrell New Testament
saying, "Say ye that His disciples, coming by night, stole Him, while we were sleeping.

Worsley New Testament
saying, Do you say, that his disciples came by night, and stole Him away, while we were asleep.
















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