Matthew 28:15 (WEB)

Passage

So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.

Nearby Context

Matthew 28:13 saying, “Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

Matthew 28:14 If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”

Matthew 28:15 So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.

Matthew 28:16 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.

Matthew 28:17 When they saw him, they bowed down to him, but some doubted.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "took", "money", "told", "saying", "spread", "abroad", "jews", and "continues". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "took" and "money", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "If this comes to the governor s..." into verse 16's "But the eleven disciples went into Galilee...", so "took" and "money" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "took" and "money" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.