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Matthew 28:12

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Jerome

And when they were gathered with the elders, after taking counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, saying: Tell them that his disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep. And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble. So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And the story spread among the Jews to this day. …

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Thomas Aquinas

Then the malice of those who impeded is set forth. And first the malice of the chief priests is touched upon; second, the corruption of the guards; third, the effect on the people. Concerning the first, four things concur to aggravate the malice of these men. First, the assembly is set forth; hence he says and being assembled together with the ancients, etc., because it was not one man only; Dan. 12:5: wickedness came out from the ancients of the people. …

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