Matthew 28:13
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
KJV
λέγοντες· εἴπατε ὅτι οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς ἐλθόντες ἔκλεψαν αὐτὸν ἡμῶν κοιμωμένων.
Greek NT
dicentes : Dicite quia discipuli ejus nocte venerunt, et furati sunt eum, nobis dormientibus.
Vulgate
saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
ASV
Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
κλέπτω
klepto
verb · 13×
κοιμάω
koimao
verb · 18×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
νύξ
nux
noun · 61×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§640"Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen."492 The first element we encounter in the framework of the Easter events is the empty tomb. In itself it is not a direct proof of Resurrection; the absence of Christ's body from the tomb could be explained otherwise.493 Nonetheless the empty tomb was still an essential sign for all. Its discovery by the …
Cross-references
- Matt 26:64 — Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.