Matthew 28:11-20

New American Standard Bible

¹¹Now while they were on their way, some of ^(A)the men from the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened. ¹²And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, ¹³and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were asleep.’ ¹⁴And if this comes to ^(B)the governor’s ears, we will appease him and ^[a]keep you out of trouble.” ¹⁵And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely ^(C)spread among the Jews and is ^(D)to this day.

The Great Commission

¹⁶But the eleven disciples proceeded ^(E)to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated to them. ¹⁷And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but ^(F)some ^[b]were doubtful. ¹⁸And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “^(G)All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. ¹⁹^[c]^(H)Go, therefore, and ^(I)make disciples of ^(J)all the nations, ^(K)baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰teaching them to ^[d]follow all that I commanded you; and behold, ^(L)I am with you ^[e]always, to ^(M)the end of the age.”